Green Clothes
Approximately 92 million tons of clothes end up in the landfill each year.
Not only that, but creating new clothing uses a lot of water. 20,000 liters of water is used to create one t-shirt and one pair of pants. To put into perspective, it would take about 15 years to drink that amount of water.
With that in mind, consider doing a clothes swap with friends, purchasing gently used clothes on websites and apps, and supporting local by hitting up thrift stores or consignment shops close by.
Kid's Clothing:
Women's Clothing:
Men & Women's Clothing:
Thrifty Shop in Edwards & Eagle
Katie's Consignment in Glenwood
Clothing APPs & Websites:
- Cotton farming accounts for 16% of global insecticide use
- 1/3 of a lb. of chemicals is used to make 1 t-shirt
- Buy organic, not dyed (or naturally dyed), unbleached fabrics
- "Wildcrafted" silk is produced without chemicals and pesticides and without killing the larvae as in traditional silk production
- Use hemp fabric when possible
- Hemp is naturally pest resistant and with better quality fibers than cotton
- EcoSpun is fabric made of recycled plastic
- Avoid synthetic fabrics because their production is harmful for the planet
- Fabrics with permanent press, stain resistant, gore tex, etc. have numerous harmful chemicals
- Minimize dry-cleaning because perchloroethylene is highly polluting to groundwater and is carcinogenic
- Leather production uses chromium, which is considered hazardous by the EPA
- Check Clean Clothes Campaign, Behind the Label, and the Fair Trade Federation to see which companies employ best and worst labor practices.
- Buy high quality shoes to not have to replace them often
- Buy recycled or used jewelry
- Get a Certificate of Origin for diamonds and make sure that the supplier is not providing conflict diamonds. Also ask for the KPCS certificate for the same reasons.