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Over recent years, a growing number of people are becoming ‘green’ and are looking for eco friendly ways to do many things. Instead of driving gasoline powered cars, people are choosing to drive hybrids; rather than using electricity generated via fossil fuels, people are making use of solar power and wind energy; and in the home, people are using earth friendly appliances. Considering all of this, it’s not a surprise that people are now adopting earth friendly clothing as well. Global warming fears will see a climb in environmenntally friendly commodities as people’s consciousness of the issues grow.

When it comes to clothing, there’s a great deal of confusion with what’s classified as earth friendly and what’s not. The rest of this article will now focus on three materials commonly used in our clothes. If you are interested to determine if clothing is earth friendly, this should make it clearer.

One fabric thought to be earth friendly but one that most people may be less aware of is hemp. Common clothing such as pants and coats may be made from hemp which as a crop comes from the ground. In a shop, take a peek at the labels in garments to determine that hemp is used or a sales associate can be asked about the organic nature of the textile. Making sure that it is earth friendly can be hindered by the fact that producing hemp is inexpensive. You simply need to check in advance that it is OK.

As it is light and comfortable to wear, cotton is a frequent material in clothing. Due to the means by which it is produced, cotton is oftentimes not very environmentally friendly. It is not environmentally friendly that fertilizers and huge amounts of water are needed to produce cotton. Pesticides, which are likewise not eco friendly, can be a part of the production process. The cultivation itself is not usually sustainable and often cotton is not fair trade. This doesn’t imply that you can’t find cotton made in an environmentally friendly way, you need to simply inquire if the production of the cotton fulfills fair trade or organic production measures. If you ask, you should be able to gauge if a retail outlet does supply goods and particularly cotton that is earth friendly.

As used in many fine clothing, wool is known for giving a feeling of comfort. The material will be seen in numerous clothing such as cardigans and coats. There are things you still have to check, although we may assume wool is environmentally friendly due to the fact that it is sourced from an animal. For wool to be viewed organic, you need to know that the sheep were supplied organic foodstuffs. A more critical factor is how the sheep are treated and raised. Free range sheep farming is to be encouraged even if we have to pay more for our wool. This needs to be watched with great care as oftentimes sheep are not raised like this.

You will see a growth in environmentally friendly goods because there is more public awareness of the advantages of going green.