T-shirts: Cheap Price, High Cost
2010-01-01 00:00:00EditedbyNieTing
China Textile 2010年1期
When it comes to going green，intention can be easier than action. Casein point: you decide to buy a T-shirt madefrom 100% organic cotton， becauseeveryone knows that organic is betterfor Earth. And in some ways it is; inconventional cotton-farming， pesticidesstrip the soil of life. But that green labeldoesn't tell the whole story -- like thefact that even organic cotton requiresmore than 2，640 gal.(10，000 L) of waterto grow enough fiber for one T-shirt.Or the possibility that the T shirt mayhave been dyed using harsh industrialchemicals， which can pollute localgroundwater. If you knew all that， wouldyou still consider the T shirt green?Would you still buy it?
