OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Plastics – part 1

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Philosopher George Carlin once said,   “Man is only here to give the planet something it didn’t have:   Plastic.” And man has done well:  plastic is ubiquitous in our world today and the numbers are growing.   We produce 20 times more plastic today than we did 50 years ago. The production and use of …

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Is it true, as one of the leading fabric distributors says of its “green” fabrics made of recycled polyester, that after “years of enjoyable use, these fabrics are recyclable?”   Does buying that fabric really help reduce our dependence on a non renewable resource  and lessen the burden that plastic is inflicting on our environment? I’d …

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