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GTR: Building an On-Campus Eco-Fashion Business with Factory Green

Posted on Jan 14, 2009 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk host Sean Daily talks with Daniel Lyons and Jack Short of
Factory Green , a purveyor of eco-friendly, fashion-forward apparel,
accessories, and apartment wares, provides socially and environmentally
aware consumers with an expressive way to live green.

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Step Lightly with Eco-Friendly Footwear

Posted on Nov 26, 2008 by GLI Editors.

Footwear manufacturing is known as one of the most environmentally unfriendly industries out there.  The modern process of tanning leather, in particular, is especially toxic—many tanneries sit firmly upon the EPA’s Superfund list.

Until recently, we were not offered a wide range of alternative choices to shoes made with standard processes and corporate-owned manufacturers.  Environmentally friendly footwear options of the past were limited to just a few models of sandals and tennis shoes, which were usually quite expensive.  That’s all changing now…
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GTR Green Blogger Series: Eco-Chick Starre Vartan

Posted on Oct 14, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with green blogger and ecofashionista Starre Vartan of Eco-Chick.com.
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GTR Green Blogger Series: Sara Ost of EcoSalon.com

Posted on Oct 08, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks subject with Sara Ost, blogger,
founder, and Editor-In-Chief of EcoSalon.com, which covers fashion,
wellness, and lifestyle topics for women and garnered 60,000
subscriptions in its first 6 months.
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Capture Eco-Savvy Style with Recycled Clothing

Posted on Sep 07, 2008 by GLI Editors.

By now we’ve all heard the golden rule for keeping our closets and drawers clutter-free: If you haven’t worn it in a year, throw it out.  While this popular advice may do wonders for keeping a wardrobe whittled down to a manageable size, it does nothing to remind consumers that “throwing out” perfectly good clothing is a wasteful and environmentally inefficient practice.

American consumers’ passion for new clothes has staggering environmental consequences.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste estimates that Americans throw away more than 68 pounds of clothing and textiles per person per year, an amount that represents about 4% of the waste in municipal landfills.  The rate of purchase and disposal of clothing in the U.S. continues to increase dramatically, driven by an ever-growing market of new products.  Clothes are barely “in fashion” before the fashion industry deems them “out of style.”
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Sustainable Fashion’s Many Alternative Materials

Posted on Sep 07, 2008 by GLI Editors.

The word “clothing” implies a range of uses, from the purely
utilitarian to the inarguably luxurious.  Clothing keeps us warm or
cool, depending on the circumstance and fabric, and it offers a medium
of self-expression.

In a culture where image is still everything, consumers need as many
choices as possible to achieve their desired effect and comfort level.
After all, we use clothing to communicate as well as to cover up, and
personal style delivers an immediate, visual message.  So what are we saying when we choose to wear clothing made of alternative materials?
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