Sustainable textile production

[User4286 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close User4286]

This topic should get more attention. People in the countries where clothes are produced don't even earn enough to live. Some companies now sign contracts to improve working situations in those countries, use less harmful chemicals, say how to hande them or use cleaner energy to produce their products.

There are now a few companies who can be recommended and the crucial point is the stuff they produce is not more expensive than the stuff of brand manufacturers. The money is just fairer shared.

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[jockinthebox Retired Moderator Member of the Month May 2015PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close jockinthebox]

What a weird topic for a men's health forum^^^. Kinda makes me want to keep an eye out in anticipation of the SPAM to come...just sayin'...

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Well the gym forum is open to such threads .

It is great to see someone who cares for his fellow man and the environment . A lot of guys onsite seem to support the sort of capitalism that creates these issues though.

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The less clothes worn, the better I feel !

[akga80 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close akga80]

It's not the corporations fault, it's stupid people, I have clothes and shoes that I still wear to this day that I bought new when I was 17 and I'm 32, the last pair of pants I bought was 3 years ago. My jeans go through a metamorphosis starting as a stiff dark blue then as they grow, they turn grey, and after time they shed their legs and become jorts, then they get worn until it's kinda sketchy to wear going commando, I'll still wear them for one more Summer before turning them into shop rags, this process takes about 10 years, I cycle through about 4 pairs keeping another four for dressing up and two brand new. Same with about all my clothes, I have flannel shirts my dad bought new in the early 80s that literally got passed down to me. Instant gratification and the newest trends are what creates a market to stupid people that run out and buy cheap shit made in sweat shops to keep up with the Joneses. Buy quality, not quantity.

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Become a naturist, cloths I only wear when going off my property and in winter. But then this is Greece even Christmas day can be 36c.

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[User4286 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close User4286]

Well the gym forum is open to such threads .

It is great to see someone who cares for his fellow man and the environment . A lot of guys onsite seem to support the sort of capitalism that creates these issues though.

Thanks for the support.

It's not the corporations fault, it's stupid people, I have clothes and shoes that I still wear to this day that I bought new when I was 17 and I'm 32, the last pair of pants I bought was 3 years ago. My jeans go through a metamorphosis starting as a stiff dark blue then as they grow, they turn grey, and after time they shed their legs and become jorts, then they get worn until it's kinda sketchy to wear going commando, I'll still wear them for one more Summer before turning them into shop rags, this process takes about 10 years, I cycle through about 4 pairs keeping another four for dressing up and two brand new. Same with about all my clothes, I have flannel shirts my dad bought new in the early 80s that literally got passed down to me. Instant gratification and the newest trends are what creates a market to stupid people that run out and buy cheap shit made in sweat shops to keep up with the Joneses. Buy quality, not quantity.

I've respect for your attitude. But I don't think most corporations behave correct. It makes no difference if I buy an expensive or a cheap piece of clothing. The expensive brand produces in the same production facility under the same poor working conditions like the cheap brand. The price difference goes in their own pocket.

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On a somewhat related topic the producers of cotton use a lot of water this has an effect on other primary producers and the environment . Also pesticide use etc.