Trace the life cycle of a classic white tshirt to find out how they’re made and what is their ultimate environmental impact.



Consider the classic white tshirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion tshirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average tshirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a tshirt.

Lesson by Angel Chang, directed by TEDEd.

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