How Green Are Your Jeans?

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• Stephanie wrote on December 05, 2008, 06:46PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  I agree that organically made jeans are not the best option. Greenhome.com offers pants and slacks that are made from environmentally friendly hemp.
  http://www.greenhome.com/products/clothing/mens_clothing/108826/
  These wonderful pants come in sizes for both men and women.
  http://www.greenhome.com/products/clothing/womens_clothing/114367/
  They would be wonderful gifts for the holiday season!
  Take a look around on the greenhome.com site for more awesome clothing products!

• Julie S wrote on December 08, 2008, 04:57PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  I really appreciate this article because it calls into question the myth that everything bearing the title "gree" means totally eco-friendly. A healthy dose of reality, thanks!

  I would add just one thing: there's nothing more eco-friendly than buying (gently) used clothing. Second hand is sexy! It's absurd how true the saying "one man's trash is another's treasure" is. Cheaper, greener, and you don't have to worry they are going to shrink!

• kevin kelem wrote on December 11, 2008, 04:58PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  Another environmental aspect to blue jeans-washing and drying them. Being such a heavy material I now hang dry them and if I want a more comfortable feel, I'll pop them into the dryer for a few minutes. Imagine all the savings of sun drying these jeans.

• Adam Trott wrote on December 16, 2008, 09:58AM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  Thank you, thank you, thank you for this article about my favorite piece of clothing. My next pair will be eco for sure.

• Kate M wrote on December 16, 2008, 04:25PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  At this point, there is no way to make a pair of jeans 100% "green". As you mentioned, Linda Loudermilk has come the closest, though at a premium price, which is prohibitive to most consumers. Most of the leading organic denim labels use fruit and vegetable enzymes in their dying processes, refrain from "distressing" or other additionally harmful processes and use a close-loop process that limits the amount of waste, if any, is discharged after a production cycle. Additionally, almost all of the domestic organic denim labels are also produced domestically, further reducing their carbon footprint. It is extremely important to question any time anyone smacks a "green" label on any product, however, it is also important to recognize that these denim brands are still a much better alternative to their conventional counterparts, which could seemingly care less about the environment.

• Grudis wrote on March 18, 2009, 02:21PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate

  Hello,
  I'd like to say I do dry my laundry hanging in the sun, it is posible for me because I live in a house with a backyard, and understand tha many people in the cities may not use this method, but everyone should make an effort to try, at least during the summer, when everything will dry in a couple hours of sun bath... :)
  I love watching the yard with the cloths wile eating some tofu (http://www.recetasmicocina.es/25671_Albondigas-de-tofu.html) :D

  Am I a freak? hehehe