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Environment & Energy

hunter

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3. Sadly, the environmental impacts of "all natural" fibers might be worse.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:20 PM

Sep 6

Growing cotton, for example, is not an environmentally benign process.

The same is true of wool, hemp, or any other "natural" fiber.

Every square millimeter of land humans have converted into farms was once wilderness.

It seems to me the best way of reducing the environmental footprint of the clothing is to buy clothes that last.

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You May Already Hate Polyester, But It's Even Worse For The Environment And Human Health Than You Know [View all] hatrack Sep 6 OP

Polyester clothing is everything today bucolic_frolic Sep 6 #1

I've been buying only natural fibers for a while now. It takes a lot of adjustment. They're more expensive, Scrivener7 Sep 6 #2

Sadly, the environmental impacts of "all natural" fibers might be worse. hunter Sep 6 #3

I thought you were going to say.... genxlib Sep 7 #4

There's always the skin and furs of animals we've hunted ourselves. hunter Sep 7 #5