2. WHAT IS
‘ENVIRONMENT
ALLY-FRIENDLY
CLOTH’ ?
There are a variety of
materials considered
‘environmentally-friendly’
for a variety of reasons.
First and foremost, the
renewability of the product.
Renewable resources are
items that can be
replenished in a relatively
short amount of time (as
opposed to millennia).
The second factor is the
ecological footprint of the
resource - how much land
(usually measured in acres)
it takes to bring one of the
individuals (plants of
animals) to full growth and
support it.
The third thing to consider
in determining the eco-
friendly of a particular
product is how many
chemicals it requires to
grow/process it to make it
ready for market.
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3. ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY CLOTH
NON-WOVEN JUTE COTTON
Non-woven polypropylene fabric is made Jute is a long, shiny plant fiber that can be A medium-weight, natural cotton
of spun bond polypropylene which can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is environmentally friendly bags provides a
recycled without any production of produced from plants. Jute is a cost-effective way to ethically promote my
poisonous. No water is used on the composed season crop that grows best in brand or organisation. Made from
production process and thereby not warm, humid climates. The world’s finest unbleached, cotton sheeting it’s strong
polluted. jute is produced in the Bengal Delta Plain, yet scrunches up into a pocket, making it
mostly in Bangladesh & India. very portable too.
CANVAS
A canvas environmentally-friendly bag is
made from a heavy weight cotton fabric
and with a stronger weave, making it
strong and sturdy enough to carry the
weekly, grocery shopping.
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