About Yifang Li

Yifang Li Yifang Li is a Detox campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia.

The toxic tale behind your clothing

What are you wearing today? Touch it. Go on. What does it feel like? Yes, you’re touching a piece of clothing. You’re touching a type of fabric. You’re touching a fashion choice. And yet, there’s more to it: You’re also touching a story. Because every piece of clothing – in your wardrobe, in my wardrobe, in everyone’s wardrobe – has a story.

Right now, fashion brands are writing this story for us. It features public waterways that are being treated like private sewers. It features poisoned rivers. It features hazardous, persistent and hormone-disrupting chemicals that can cause serious damage to ecosystems and livelihoods. Continue reading