Posted on 03/30/2022 5:02:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Europe is to crack down on fast fashion through proposals to make the clothing made and worn there more durable, reusable, repairable and recyclable.
The sustainable textiles strategy, due to be unveiled on Wednesday, will target clothes at every stage of use, including design, repair and recycling.
The initiative aims to boost the market for sustainably made garments.
Manufacturers will have to ensure their clothes are eco-friendly and hard-wearing.
It's estimated that less than 1% of all clothing worldwide is recycled.
According to the European Environment Agency, clothes use in Europe has on average the fourth highest impact on the environment and climate, exceeded only by food, housing and transport.
For every person in the EU, textile consumption requires 9 cubic metres of water, 400 square metres of land, 391kg of raw materials, and causes a carbon footprint of about 270 kg.
In the UK, politicians have called on the government to change the law to require fashion retailers to comply with environmental standards.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
It’s estimated that less than 1% of all clothing worldwide is recycled.
Dagnabit! Repurpose, not repurchase!
This silly article is placed merely to further repeat the UN/WEF vocabulary. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable.
Translation. You consumers are at fault, and the government is here to punish you.
Sustainable.
Chairnan Mao wore simple, durable, easy to wash and maintain clothing. A man before his time! Who knew?
“This silly article is placed merely to further repeat the UN/WEF vocabulary. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable. Sustainable.”
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That’s ‘Misinformation’ /s
Waiting now for our new WEF uniforms. Fully recyclable....and yes, sustainable. Remember Mao suits? Hillary has her own version of those I’ve noticed over the years
How exciting! Fashion by government edict. Can hardly wait.
"The Great Leap Forward was a push by Mao Zedong to change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society—in just five years. It was an impossible goal, of course, but Mao had the power to force the world's largest society to try. The results, unfortunately, were catastrophic."
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-great-leap-forward-195154
Canvas made from hemp fiber for all garments for everyone. Undyed, of course.
Silly me, I thought that the best clothes were either cotton (Plant) or wool (Animal that isn’t killed to get it). Hard to get much better than that, no?
“—the best clothes were either cotton (Plant) or wool “
But DO NOT mix the fibers!
Shatnez is cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law, derived from the Torah, prohibits wearing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatnez
Leviticus 19
Ye shall keep My statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind; thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed; neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.
Maybe you could dye the based on government determined social caste: Epsilons dress in black, Deltas wear khaki, Gammas wear leaf green, Betas dress in mulberry, and Alphas wear grey. Of course everyone in the EU fashion police would be alhas.
As long as any dyes are made from natural and sustainable materials. No icky chemicals, and certainly no bright or cheerful colors.
CARHART leads the way......
So no more pre-ripped,pre-faded, kneeless clothing?
AKA Homeless fashion. I’m on board!
Silly you, silly me. The best clothes are those DICTATED by the government.....
If they get their Leftist way.
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