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03/30/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Drought conditions causing surge in cotton prices, raising fears clothes could become more expensive
Freak weather patterns in the United States, including drought conditions in Texas, are affecting the price of cotton, signaling fears that clothes are about to get more expensive. On Monday, March 28, cotton futures in Texas jumped by four percent to reach a price of $1.3171 per pound. At one point during the trading day, cotton futures […]
04/20/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Swiss fashion company creates 100% compostable clothes
Freitag, a fashion company based in Zurich, Switzerland, is creating clothes that are 100 percent compostable – down to the last thread. After two to five months of use, they will begin decomposing, leaving nothing behind, contributing to the fight against clothing waste. Founded by brothers Markus Freitag and Daniel Freitag in 1993, Freitag gained […]
04/28/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Minimizing fibers used in synthetic fabrics can reduce plastic pollution and save marine life
Plastic pollution in the ocean is not limited to just large pieces of trash that can choke, entangle, and injure marine life. The microfibers that make up synthetic fabrics also contribute to pollution, which is why it is important to reduce the amount of tiny fibers shed by synthetic clothing during each wash. Most images of ocean plastic […]
07/15/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Vegan-friendly fashion found to be surprisingly bad for the environment
People who avoid fur and other animal-based materials in clothing, believing that this conscious choice makes for a better environment and planet, could be doing more harm than good in the long run, experts now say. That’s because vegan-friendly clothing is often made from synthetic fibers that, more often than not, are derived from petroleum […]
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