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After factoring in the fabrics used in clothes and how they were produced, the real benefits of soy versus organic cotton versus recycled polyester may be slight, or confusing, or quite possibly misleading.
A World Consumed by Guilt
Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:57 PM EST
Article Source: The New York Times- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
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This is a pet hate of one of my colleagues. She'll go mad when I send her this article. Still its got me thinking even further about the cost of our purchasing decisions to the environment. As Eric Wilson is talking about the US$1065 bag made from "green" fabric or a US$7,600 dress made from "recycled fabrics" I can't help but think of all of the un-eco friendly decisions a worker needs to make in order to earn that kind of money (and how many plastic take away containers they have consumed because they are working over time!) It's a world gone crazy. In my view, consuming less is the best eco-friendly decision. Geeesh!
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