'Disposable Clothing' Trend Raises Questions About Travel Fashion Consumption

As the travel season approaches, 'disposable clothing' has become a hot search term on social media, referring to cheap clothes bought specifically for travel and discarded or resold after one or two wears. This consumption is driven by scene-based and image-based needs but raises quality concerns and resource waste. Data from the China Association of Circular Economy shows China discards over 20 million tons of textiles annually, with many low-priced fast fashion items used fewer than three times. Producing one ordinary cotton shirt consumes 2,700 liters of water. In 2026, the Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments issued a notice promoting green consumption. The article suggests…