1000 Flowers for the Planet - #598 Buy Eco Fabrics
Just as Peace Silk (Flower #597) is one eco fabric,
being a natural fibre, other fabrics are available that are better for the
environment than others. The natural fibres are silk, cotton, linen, wool, alpaca,
cashmere, and hemp, and by now there have been enough Flower suggestions to
show that not everything is at it seems i.e. cotton is responsible for 25% of
the worlds chemicals used in production, making it really important to choose
organic cotton. Reread Flowers #241 Buy Organic Cotton T-Shirts, #581 Rethink
Cashmere, #582 Choose Alpaca, #329 Wear Natural Fibres and #536 Buy Green Jeans
to be reminded of the costs to the environment for some of the clothes we wear.
Many people are unaware that microfiber is actually made from plastic.
Furthermore, every time you wash nylon, polyester and microfiber clothing,
tiny, tiny balls of plastic are washed away with the rinse water, into the
water systems where they are consumed by fish – then come back to you when you
eat seafood.
More people are learning how to sew, to make their
own clothes for the satisfaction of being self-sufficient, using creative
talent, saving money during challenging economic times, and to be able to wear
something more unique. This Flower suggestion is to choose fabrics that have
less impact on the planet – those that are grown sustainably, avoid animal cruelty,
don’t use chemicals, are not made of plastic and which ultimately feel great to
wear.
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