What is fast fashion, and why is it considered bad?
Anusuya Tamilrajan
Enironmental Enthusiast May 13
As a 90s kid, I often think about how plastics slowly occupied every small aspect of our daily lives — things we once managed perfectly well without.
Back in my childhood, we hardly used any single-use plastic. I still remember:
Then one day, a newly opened supermarket came to our town.
We were excited. Everything was colorful, neatly packed — spices, shampoos, snacks — all in shiny plastic wrappers. It felt modern. Convenient. Fancy.
Back then, we didn’t know the impact of this ‘convenience’. We were just excited to be part of the “new.”
But today, when people say:
“Sustainable living is expensive... We need new solutions...” I can’t help but say: We don’t need new inventions — we just need to revive old practices.
We had sustainable systems. We were comfortable. We were connected — to our environment and to our community.
It wasn’t a lifestyle. It was just life.