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Green Living and the Fashion Industry
Filed under Million Green IdeasMay 21Green Living and the Fashion Industry
Reduce, reuse and recycle are familiar terms to most people especially those that follow the trend of fashion are now becoming environmentally friendly green living fashion conscious people. Green is not a fashion but has become an essential part of everyone’s lives. With all the non biodegradable waste products and harmful chemicals emitted into the atmosphere becoming eco conscious and wearing eco friendly clothing helps.
Becoming aware and practicing being green and eco friendly has taken the globe by storm and learning how to become an environmentally friendly fashion conscious person does not mean you are a geek it just means you are waking up to the fact that this is necessary and that you are helping to heal the planet from further damage.
When going out on a shopping spree for clothing be aware of what you purchase no matter if it is socks, underwear or any other item of clothing make sure the item is environmentally friendly and not hazardous. This may be a new concept to some people but the more you become aware of your environment the more you will start to think green living which includes your clothing.
Instead of going to buy new clothes you can purchase really good quality fashion clothing from a second hand shop or buy from a shop that stocks unique vintage clothing as the quality is high and you will have your own personalized look and be a step ahead of the run of the mill fashion and in addition you will also save money.
Online you can find many clothing sites that only specialize in recycled clothing and clothing that is made from bamboo, hemp and pure cotton which are all eco friendly. Let your friends know and lead the way on how to become an environmentally friendly fashion idol. Do some research and find out what is environmentally friendly and what is harmful when it comes to materials used for clothing. What are the damaging effects of the clothing you purchase?
You can save the environment and loads of money especially now with the recession at hand by revamping your clothing you already have. Be creative and change items of clothing by cutting off sleeves making shorts from long jeans and so on. This is how to be an eco green living fashion idol and at the same time your old clothes are not landing up in a landfill which means you are not hurting the earth.
When you go out shopping always take your own reusable shopping bags with as this saves on resources especially plastic bags which are not bio-degradable and if burnt gives off harmful chemicals. Just these few simple things are showing you that you can become and environmental friendly green living fashion idol. Any clothing that you no longer want to wear and you want to throw out recycle them by passing then on to a needy person or charity. Old clothes can be turned into new and fashionable pieces.
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