I'm curious about organic clothing and the impact of this on people and enviroment.
2007-08-17 00:40:54 · 9 answers · asked by Mi 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
The only advantage with the pure textiles that I can see is that they can be laundered at home ~ once you begin blending linen/cotton or wool/cotton, you have a garment that needs to be dry cleaned to keep its color and shape....and dry cleaning is a chemical process that uses perc, which is hazardous and environmentally unfriendly.
2007-08-17 10:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanbug 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quantity of clothes you buy affects the environment more. Go have a look now in your wardrobe. Forget what the clothes are made of. Do you have too many clothes, shoes, bags? Do you buy second hand? Buy less of everything that is the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.
Hemp is the most environmentally friendly material because it can be grown without pesticides and herbicides. A hemp crop is very fast to harvest 100 days and it is less damaging to soil structure.
However, care should still be taken when you are looking at fabrics and it is best to use certified organic European hemp that is grown and processed without chemicals to gain its certification. There are reports that Chinese hemp is often processed with chemical acids. So again there can be environmental negative impacts even with something as eco friendly as hemp. Let the buyer beware.
Only having one polyester jumper is much more environmentally friendly than a wardrobe full of natural hemp clothing. And if that polyester jumper had been recycled through a charity or second hand shop even greener. It is the quantity of items we purchase that has the biggest impact.
The answer is to buy as few clothes as possible. Overconsumption is greed, it exploits the environment and other people. If you use less there are less environmental costs in the form of growing, production, processing, distribution and disposal. Buy less to be green.
http://www.thehempstore.co.uk/
http://www.rawganique.com/
2007-08-17 15:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the more we spend our money on environmentally safe products, the more demand we create for them. However, just because a shirt is 100% cotton, does not mean the cotton is grown organically. Is that shirt organic if the farmer fertilizes with chemicals? Just a thought.
Wool is a renewable resource, as long as there are sheep.
All three of the products you mention are more comfortable to wear, could replace synthetic clothing and could create more jobs in the overall scheme of things right from production (in cotton's case) right through to the end user.
I prefer more natural clothing for all of the reasons I've listed above, but also because they just feel better on my skin.
2007-08-17 02:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by dragonquillca 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, to be fair, homosexuality is condemned in the New Testament as well as the old. Christians can claim they dumped the old and follow the new, and the new still hates homosexuals but does not hate cotton/polyester blends. And as an atheist, I will be honest in that I would prefer to wear all pre-shrunk 100% cotton clothes. Very comfortable.
2016-05-20 20:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotton is pretty easy to launder, and no dry cleaning required. Since the fabric is natural, it is also better on the skin(breathable). Air can flow into and through the fabric.
2007-08-18 08:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotton underwear is a must!!!
2007-08-18 05:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by dbump2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sumthimes it actully good to mix em up.....its nice for certain occassion
2007-08-17 20:10:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Idea.......wear what you like thats what I say.
2007-08-17 00:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by veg_rose 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
beacuaes it cost more and it can cacth on fire very easily
2007-08-17 00:49:11 · answer #9 · answered by prettyinpink cutie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋