Why choose Organic Clothing?
Just look at this one story. I for one will choose products that are environmentally friendly. That not only support our earth but that do not take advantage of peoples health and well being.
Socially responsible companies is what I am looking for. That help to build up rather then destroy.
http://www.rantrave.com/Rave/New-Online-..."Denim Pollution in China"
"The textile industry has a reputation for its impact on the environment but the latest of news of river pollution in Xintang, Guangzhou will come as a shock to many wearers of the blue jeans manufactured there . The Pearl River, where an estimated 200 million pairs of jeans are made every year for around 60 foreign brands, has been shown to be running black by satellite images. The nearby river bank is also piled up with scraps of denim.
The dying process in the denim factories which turns white cotton into the indigo blue denim color that we all recognize, results in tonnes of waste water containing a cocktail of dye, bleach and detergent being released into the water system. Agricultural run off and other pollution from factories are also a problem in the area.
Greenpeace has recently published a report called '"Poisoning the Pearl"which has found many factories have been dumping waste water into the river. Test on the effluent from five different factories including a textile factory found that all contained all five contained excessive amounts of heavy metals, organic pollutants and chemicals. High levels of these substances are neurotoxic, carcinogenic and they disrupt the endocrine system. Manganese, a heavy metal that was found can also cause brain damage.
Greenpeace has now set out a list of demands which includes calling on industries to replace hazardous chemicals by replacing them with safe alternatives and governments to introduce strict regulations to restrict and eliminate the release of hazardous chemicals."
Further information can be found on
http://www.greenpeace.org/china/en/news/...