Organic Clothing and Global Warming
Posted by Aaron in Environmental on December 5th, 2008

The dangers and reality of global warming have made people aware that we should buy organic clothing for our planet’s health. If we wear organic apparel then it is good for our health. Can organic clothing help in reducing global warming? Pollution of air causes global warming. Pollution of water bodies including ground waters, oceans, and rivers is also responsible for the phenomenon. If we can cut down the use of herbicides, toxic pesticides, and insecticides by promoting the growth of organic cotton then we can do our part in reducing the impact of global warming.
Conventional cotton clothing production involves usage of toxic and hazardous chemicals, which poison our agricultural lands. The waste products of industries containing carcinogenic matter seriously pollute water. It should be the responsibility of garment and textile industries to encourage the growth of natural fibers and manufacture organic clothing.
We should change or control the way in which fibers are processed and manufactured. The manufacturing techniques of certain fibers into fabric require a lot of energy than other fibers. Polyester, nylon, petroleum-derived synthetic fibers, rayon, and lyocell normally need extra energy to prepare and reduce wood pulp to a liquid solution, which is passed forced through spinnerets to produce fiber for fabrics. We can take some green steps to combat the problem. Thus, we can have all manufacturing facilities as well as manufacturing processes designed in such a manner that they can meet sustainability requirements. Old manufacturing plants cannot deal with issues of environmental protection, global warming or sustainability, as they are not equipped for that.
The cultivation and harvesting of cotton, hemp, and other natural fibers use farm trucks and tractors that run on diesel and gasoline, which are non-renewable fossil fuels. They produce carbon dioxide, which is one of the gases responsible for global warming. To avoid this problem biofuel should be used.
