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Organic clothing is a fast growing industry, and organic cotton is becoming more and more popular. But why should we buy it and wear it? The rising worldwide tide of environmental concern has grabbed ...

The stats are alarming: Each American, on average, sends almost 65 pounds of clothes to the landfill every year. If you are dropping your used stuff off at Goodwill or selling it on eBay, you are part ...

At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket ...

Otherwise, I think you re on the right track looking for loose cotton clothing. I don t think there s anything magic here; good-quality cotton tees such as L.L. Bean s Carefree T-shirt ($12; ...

This goes beyond recycling. Worn Again Technologies, headquartered in London, says it's developed a chemical process to turn used polyester and cotton clothing, along with PET plastic bottles and ...

Synthetic linings. Smaller buttons. Less Italian fabric. And yes, even more polyester. Unusually high cotton prices have apparel makers scrambling to keep down costs, but consumers be warned: cotton ...

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Is there any way to ask fabric manufacturers to start using more cotton in clothes? I have stopped buying clothes because they irritate my skin. Also, all those rayons, nylons ...