Numbers: Water and blue jeans

3,500
The number of liters of water a pair of jeans uses over its lifetime

180
The number of office coolers it takes to hold 3,500 liters of water

42
The number of liters of water an average pair of jeans uses for finishing

Source: Your pants are an eco-abomination—here’s how to lessen their impact
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