By 
Angel Chang
 | 
TED-Ed Original

The life cycle of a t-shirt

Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made and what's its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.

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