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Green Fashion
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Oct 24 2011 01:00 PM | godarna in Green Living
Living green does not mean that your life is dull and grey because you focus on time-consuming and tedious activities. Let us brighten up our green lifestyle, not only with positive actions but also with fashionable green clothing.Clothing troubles the environment in different ways. In the cultivation of textile crops pesticides are being used. Production of synthetic fabric and chemicals and dyes for the treatment of clothing also causes pollution.
Eco-friendly clothing is the alternative. Clothing made from organically fibers. For instance organically grown cotton; cotton grown without the use of fertilizers and pesticides. Insects are contested by other insects. The cotton is picked by hand. The cultivation of cotton is mixed with grains and vegetables to prevent the exhaust of the land.
When you want to buy environmentally friendly clothing you have to look for the special labels used to distinguish them from ordinary clothes. These labels you may find on clothing subject to certain conditions and requirements. The most important is GOTS.
GOTS= Global Organic Textile Standard: The aim of the standard is to define world-wide recognized requirements that ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labeling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer. Textile processors and manufacturers are enabled to export their organic fabrics and garments with one certification accepted in all major markets. (Source: http://www.global-st...e-standard.html)
The percentage of organic fibers is printed on the label; it should be at least 70% for grade “made with organic “, and 95% for “organic”
When buying clothes look for labels stating the clothing is eco-friendly manufactured. May be you will find out that you have to pay a little more for these eco’s than for ordinary clothes, but at least you know that you wear “green”.
