# The Consumerism Curse – On my Om

<https://om.co/2019/09/16/the-consumerism-curse/>

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- Saved: September 18, 2019 (2019-09-19T02:01:10Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

This is one of those things that we don’t think about as much as other things, but is definitely a thing to be more self-aware about.

> Another source say, “175 billion items of clothing are made every year. 50 billion go straight to landfill, and another 50 billion go to landfill after not selling.” In 2018, H&M, a Swedish fast-fashion giant burned $4.3 billion worth of inventory.  

That is shocking. Over 50% of clothing items made are simply discarded! 🔥👕

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT118: Weekly Thing #118 / Sep 21, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/118/), Notable Links 📌

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