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Vital Facts You Should Know About Organic Clothing

Vital Facts You Should Know About Organic Clothing Part of Organic Agriculture Movement ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SINTHETIC MOVEMENT NON- Emphasizes on farming and processing that work with nature and help minimize air, soil and water pollution ALL-NATURAL Organic Clothing PART OF THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVE Not genetically modified Not from plants that have been radiated Not treated with synthetic or chemical pesticides Any product labeled organic, whether it's a T-shirt or an apple, has to meet national standards set up by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Most Commonly Used Organic Fabrics COTTON WOOL SILK BAMBO0 Environmental Impacts Industrial WORLD'S Cotton = DIRTIEST CROP Heavy use of insecticides, the most hazardous pesticide to human and animal health 25% OF THE WORLD'S INSECTICIDES S10% OF PESTICIDES O + herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants Hemp Clothing Industrial VS Cotton 400% 400% 400 300% 300% 300 200 10096 100% 100% 100% 100% 100 0% PESTICI WATER ABSORBENT Fashion Trend A Long-Term Trend with Increasing Number of Clothing Designers/Manufacturers How Fast is the Organic Fiber |Market Growing? ORGANIC FIBER SALES in the U.S. I Clothing Manufacturers w with Organic Cotton Offers: patagonia 10.4% Increase $521 Million Organic Trade Association's 2010 Organic Industry Survey Timberland LOOMSTATE American Apparel" Low Production Cost TOPSHOP In organic production systems, farming input costs are considerably lower, since most of the inputs are produced from local resources at farm level (compost, manure, natural pesticides) Improved Organic hybrids using irrigation Bt cotton Organic desi with chemicals with rainwater Health $498.52 - $620.38 $299.11- $371.12 $171.71 - $199.41 Clothing made from Synthetic Fabrics (Polyester/Nylon), which are Petroleum-based, releases toxic fumes through "off-gassing" $590.84 - $738.55 $443.13 - $553.91 $258.49 - $369.28 Organic Fabrics = Do not release dangerous fumes From Loss of $295.42 - $240.03 5720.09 - $254.80 $59.08 - $197.56 Organic clothing producers are less likely to use petroleum-based products than traditional manufacturers Refer http://tic.howstuffworks.com/home/organic-clothing.htm http://www.weedist.com/2012/08/infographic-hemp-vs-cotton/ http://www.ota.com/organic/environment/cotton_environmenthtml http://www.livestrong.com/article/205008-what-are-the-benefits-of-organic-cotton-clothing/#bz2NeH1Y2es ecosites.org NOIDndO WARMTH STRENGTH Income Total

Vital Facts You Should Know About Organic Clothing

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This is an infographic on organic clothing. There are a large number of benefits that can be offered by wearing natural or organic clothes. Unlike industrial cotton clothing, organic clothing cannot c...

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