Organic - e Conscious - Environmentally Aware
Just trying to do the Right Thing...
Going Green is not a trend. It is a movement. it is a shift in consciousness,
in our habitual practices for the betterment of our planet.
Check out the following link to learn more about the need for sustainability
within the fashion industry.
Organic - when cotton is grown organically, it is done without the use of chemicals or harmful pesticides. Sustainable and organic growing methods support biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, improving the quality of the soil, using less water and helping to prevent groundwater pollution. For more info on organic, check out www/ccof.org/whyorganic.php
Inks - We are using Polyone Wilflex Quantum One inks which are acrylic based - (not petroleum based) and can be easily cleaned up with water as well - no harsh chemicals.
Carbon Neutral - GreenChanges.org strives to keep our Carbon Footprint as small as possible. The first way is to reduce the distance of shipping required to produce our t-shirts and bags and therefore reduce carbon emissions. That means our cotton is grown, spun, cut, sewn and printed in the USA. To learn more about carbon offsets please visit: www.carbonfund.org
Non-Woven Polypropylene - (What our bags are made of) Our bags are reusable and handwashable and used hundreds of times. They are made from polypropylene which can be recycled and contains no toxic materials, no odor and will not cause an allergic reaction to human skin.
Plastic Bags - Did you know
- that the amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile?
- between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed world wide each year?
- less than 1% of plastice bags are recylced
- plastic bags go to landfills and get dumped into our oceans
- plastic bags photdegrade - which means that over time they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-plymners which eventually contaminate our soil and waterways
- if we say NO to plastic bags, one person can save 6 bags/week, 24 bags/month, 288 bags/year - 22,176 bags in an average lifetime
- if 1 out of 5 people in our country did this, we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our lifetime
- plastic bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil
- that the amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile?
More facts about plastic bags can be found at: www.salon.com
Reducing plastic bag use will decrease foreign oil dependency
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What is Green?
Green (adjective)
Green [green](green'er, green'est)
made with little environmental harm
produced in an environmentally and ecologically friendly way, e.g by using renewable resources
Green (noun)
Green [green]
the design, commercialization, and use of processes & products that are feasible & economical while:
- Reducing the generation of pollution at the source.
- Minimizing the risk to human health & the environment.
Green (transitive verb)
Become Green
to become aware of environmental issues, or make somebody aware of environmental issues
Go Green
to become actively interested in environmental issues and support environmental causes
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