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A realistic expectation of clothes and the environment
Short answer: Every piece of clothing has an impact, so the realistic goal is to buy fewer pieces, wear them longer a...
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What an environmental label actually says
Short answer: A label says something about the link it covers and nothing about the rest. Read what the small print s...
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How to read green claims critically
Short answer: Look for a figure, a link in the chain and a source. A claim without all three cannot be checked and th...
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What happens to old clothes
Short answer: It is sorted by hand and goes to resale, to recycling or to incineration. Clean and intact clothing goe...
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Figures on textile waste
Short answer: The figures vary greatly between countries and reports, and they are hard to compare. What you can meas...
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Reuse in practice
Short answer: It is about the garment being used by someone else rather than being torn into fibres. That is why it m...
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Repair rather than replace
Short answer: A seam that is sewn, a button that is replaced and a hole that is darned extend the life of a garment m...
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Buying fewer rather than buying differently
Short answer: The garment you do not buy weighs more than the difference between two materials. That is why the numbe...
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What you actually influence
Short answer: How many garments you buy, how long you wear them and how you wash them. Those three sit with you, and ...
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What certificates cover and do not cover
Short answer: Each certificate covers a specific link. OEKO-TEX covers the chemistry in the finished product, FSC cov...
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A closed loop in production
Short answer: A closed loop means that the solvent and the water are collected, cleaned and used again. The differenc...
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How viscose is made
Short answer: The plant mass is dissolved in a liquid, pressed through small holes and sets into threads. It is the s...
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