Comments on: How Green is Your Bamboo?

By: Contacts

Contacts — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:07:33 +0000

Thanks for the in-site into how they process bamboo, do they use these same methods for something like hemp? i ask because i see a lot of “green” clothing that are made from hemp, and also i have been told hemp is a better plant to grown then cotton (as far as the damage it does to the earth)
Thanks for the blog,
Tyler

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Bamboo Clothing Under $100 | Awakened Aesthetic — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:19:22 +0000

[...] by the differences I notice. Today I noticed that whenever I wear something made with bamboo (the lyocell kind, not the rayon kind) instead of its synthetic fabric counterparts, I feel ten times more [...]

By: Ethical Clothing Designer: Five Bamboo | Awakened Aesthetic

Ethical Clothing Designer: Five Bamboo | Awakened Aesthetic — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:17:29 +0000

[...] started researching ethical casual apparel – including the ecological strain of cotton and different types of bamboo processing – shortly thereafter. That bore the idea for Five Bamboo, which launched in [...]

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ecoSkin: The Newest Ethical Designer on the E-List! | Awakened Aesthetic — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:46:17 +0000

[...] to this rapidly growing (in both size and popularity) company is their use of Bamboo Rayon. As Jen outlined earlier on AA, and several publications confirm, bamboo rayon is horrible, horrible, horrible for the environment [...]

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By: On Design & Industry (or Why Lindsay Is An Eco-Asshole) | Awakened Aesthetic

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:03:50 +0000

[...] Bamboo Rayon – it is bamboo, yes. Yay for that. Bamboo Rayon – people read that and think “HURR, ECO! I AM HELPING!” Bamboo Rayon… In chemical processing, the same bamboo is “cooked” in acid (among other things). The result isn’t an organic bamboo yarn, or even a remotely eco-friendly fabric. Instead, it’s called “regenerated cellulose fiber” or, more commonly, bamboo rayon. [...]

By: American Design: Greenwashing…With a Flag! : Awakened Aesthetic

American Design: Greenwashing…With a Flag! : Awakened Aesthetic — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:28:01 +0000

[...] says they use natural fabrics doesn’t mean they’re not filled with chemicals. (Bamboo, anyone?) Keep that in mind as you shop this weekend…or any other. (With that in mind: please, [...]

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By: Sustainability in the Closet: Sewing « Interrobangs Anonymous

Sustainability in the Closet: Sewing « Interrobangs Anonymous — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:08:26 +0000

[...] cotton is backbreaking, poorly paid work, and synthetics are often very toxic to manufacture. Bamboo isn’t nearly as environmentally friendly as it’s made out to be, due to the chemical [...]

By: How to Be Unethical – and Still Eco-Conscious : Awakened Aesthetic

How to Be Unethical – and Still Eco-Conscious : Awakened Aesthetic — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:02:20 +0000

[...] example, lets say you have this awesome bamboo top you bought last year, but after you read about how bamboo has been a victim of greenwashing, you realized it’s chemically processed bamboo rayon top. Now what? Do you throw the evil [...]