Shopping for Organic Clothing
You’ve decided to live a green life from your socks to your suit coat, and cotton clothing is as green as you can get, right?nbsp; Actually, unless you’re shopping for organic clothing, cotton isn’t always the greenes fabric of choice. To make sure you are investing your greens in green fashion:
- Look for organic labels. Organic cotton has been grown in areas that are chemical-free for at least three years. Traditional cotton growers use a lot of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.
- Make sure that anything you buy was manufactured by an employee-friendly, fair trade company. It’s hard to feel proud of that pretty cotton dress when you discover it was manufactured by a child who works 14-hour days in terrible conditions.