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Dear editor (编辑),
Fashion is the second most polluting industry. People just keep on buying new clothes and throwing them away or giving them away to charity shops
1 they are worn only a few times.
I don't think people know how much
2 clothing industry is bringing to our planet. I decide to write the letter because I hope more people around my age will read it and take action together with me.
Sadly, the beaches of an African country—Ghana, are badly
3 now. The beaches are covered with clothing waste. Every week, millions of old clothes from all over the world are sent to
4 clothing markets. But about 40% of them leave the markets as waste. However, the city is near the sea, so there's not enough space for landfills (垃圾填埋场). This is
5 a lot of clothing waste ends up on the beach.
The Citarum River in Indonesia
6 water for millions of people. Lots of people use it for almost everything, including drinking water, as it is the only water they can use. However, there are many clothing factories
7 their waste into it. This
8 does harm to the people who depend on the river.
As well as this, the water in the Aral Sea was used to grow cotton for years. Now the sea has almost disappeared. It takes 2,700 litres (升) of water to grow enough cotton to make one T-shirt. To satisfy our hope for more new clothes, we are polluting the water and people are getting
9. This is not right.
Without your help, my voice
10
be heard. Please bring it to more people's attention.
Jenny
