Mary McCarthy: Broken economics of online retailing is causing more eco-damage than aviation

We know the price of fast-fashion is low, but turns out the cost is very high indeed

Online retailer Shein is huge with Gen Z - so much for their 'eco-anxiety'. Photo: Getty

Mary McCarthy

Shein is the new Penneys and that’s a disaster for our environment.

But we can’t just blame Gen Z and their crack-cocaine-like addiction to this ultra-fast fashion website – so much for all their apparent “eco-anxiety” – because when you break the process down, buying clothes online is often dysfunctional.