In 2021, the World Economic Forum (new window) identified the fashion industry as the world's third-largest polluter. Photo: Submitted by Ken PuckerThe fast fashion industry is expanding. Kelly Drennan is the executive director of Fashion Takes Action, a Canadian non-profit that works to advance sustainability in the fashion industry. Drennan estimates it will take approximately 10 years before Canada builds up to a textile EPR scheme for its own textile companies. The challenging aspect we're facing right now is a new era of fast fashion, or what we're calling ultra-fast fashion, with brands like Shein and Fashion Nova and Boohoo that are pumping out thousands of styles every single day.
