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Handy with knitting needles, a sewing machine or crochet hooks? Here's some links to interesting and useful craft items you can make from plastic bags, complete with photos and instructions!
Pick up some tips for a more environmentally friendly clothes washing practices that reduce chemical, water and energy consumption with little or no extra effort - and save you money!
The cotton industry clothes us at a huge cost to the environment. Pesticide and herbicides are used in astronomical levels, as is water and land. In recent years, some cotton producers have switched to organic growing methods that provide a more earth friendly cotton product alternative.
Perceived obsolescence can be summarized in a single word - fashion. Whether it's clothes, electronics or any other product, resist the tricks that trigger hyperconsumption and put so much strain on our wallets and the environment.
If you haven't finished your holiday shopping yet, consider purchasing fair
trade certified items - you'll be buying a more environmentally friendly
product and one that hasn't been created through sweatshop labour.
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