Thanks to The studio for featuring Neerg on their blog. See more of the post on the wonderful blog- Nbptstudio.typepad.com
The studio is the first clothing and accessories boutique in the North Shore that carries eco-friendly and distinctively chic lines by independent and promising designers.
Neerg’s cute white t-shirt made with 100% certified organic cotton, perfect for summer available at an introductory 50% off price at ecosteal.com only till stocks last. Its literally a steal! Hurry!
(see the size chart)
When reducing and re-using are just not possible, recycle. Please!
Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land-filling) by reducing the need for “conventional” waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. (Via Wikipedia)
* Do you already re-cycle? How? Did you know that your local council offers home-recycling bins or recycling banks and most of them accept old clothes or textiles in general?
* Find recycling centers that are nearby to your area!
* Call it barter or wardrobe swapping, the easiest way to re-use clothes is plain old exchange of clothes. Do it with a friend or through its new found avatar- on the net. There are various sites at your service. Check them out-
* Change the context. Get your creativity to work and convert a ‘not so nice anymore’ garment into something else altogether, such as cushion covers or even cleaning cloths. Just twist or braid or paint and transform! If you have a penchant for sewing, go ahead, de-construct and re-construct.
* Not feeling too creative? Never mind; let their minds work-
* And if you just can’t be bothered to put in energy into used clothes, at least donate them instead of throwing them out. (Make sure you donate clothes that are in usable condition)
For clothing
For business clothing
DressforSuccess.org
Even for shoes
And you thought you can’t do anything with used bras except dumping them? Think again
1. Our purchasing power holds a lot of weight. When you buy new clothes, why not buy clothes made with sustainable fabrics like organic cotton, hemp or bamboo?
2. Did you know that only around 12-15% people shop at thrift stores? But the result? Roughly 2.5 billion pounds of clothes are saved from being dumped into waste! Needless to say, these shoppers have an even smaller environment footprint.
3. Also when you do go shopping, get your own bag to the store, organic cotton canvas, of course. Its washable and thus re-usable and looks quite cool too.
4. After shopping comes taking care of your clothes. Now, if only you knew that the daily usage of water in the U.S. is around 4.6 billion gallons (out of the total 27 billion gallons used), you would think twice before leaving the taps open while you’re busy taking care of ‘other’ chores. Why not turn on the tap only when necessary? Sounds simple, but if each individual makes this a habit, imagine what collective difference it can generate.
5. Statistics say that you can save around $65 per year if you only run your washing machine cycle in cold water instead of hot. Seriously you don’t need hot water for washing everyday clothes. They would come out as clean with cold water and good detergent free eco-friendly washing. Not to forget the cutting down of roughly 100 pounds of CO2 emissions. (Though of course you can and should use hot water for very greasy or heavily soiled clothes)
6. And lastly for drying your clothes after a wash, try line-drying at least in spring and summer, if not round the year, instead of using the dryer. The effect- a colossal 700 pounds of CO2 saved from making its way into the air we breathe!
The actual meaning is lost on many enthusiasts. Wearing the cliché on your shirt isn’t enough anymore! The 3 R’s are an attitude and a life-style! Rather than it being obligatory, let it be a small change, a small try, just once! And why? Well, what begins as an experiment can lead to a novel routine! This ‘green’ attitude is not a fad and therefore shouldn’t be treated as a revolution but a natural evolution! Simple common-sense would be our driving-force.
Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle actually aren’t equal options but represent the hierarchy of waste-minimization.
In simpler words,
* Reduce the waste first and foremost so that you have less to figure out how to recycle.
* Re-use whatever you do use so that less is needed to be manufactured, saving energy and raw-materials.
* And lastly recycle what simply cannot be reduced or re-used anymore and has to be thrown out.
In our following posts we’ll be looking at how to actually do these!
Are you wearing a cotton garment?
Do you know that conventional cotton production uses approximately 25% of the world’s insecticides and more than 16% of the world’s total pesticides? Moreover, there are 10 thousand deaths every year from pesticide poisoning.
Wear organic cotton instead.
Do you like wearing graphic t-shirts?
Did you know that vast amounts of carcinogenic chemicals are used in the dyes and the printing inks, and its processing waste is then dumped into the environment causing massive pollution in countries such as India and Mexico? Right now the planet’s dying and we need to act fast.
Support eco-friendly dyes and water-based inks. Wear green.
Does your shirt carry a brand name?
Do you know that the brand name and the immense marketing that made you feel good about owning the brand’s shirt may be hiding the childhoods of so many poor forced labors?
As per UNICEF statistics, there are estimated 158 million children aged 5 to 14 in child labors the world over, excluding domestic labor!
Wear a shirt that supports fair labor!
Between shots
Trying to find the perfect vantage point
The hair stylist at work
Leap in the air- The photographer was having a creative moment :)
