Benefits of Clothing Conscious

The foods you choose to buy have an enormous impact on our health and the environment, but so do the clothes you buy, wear and wash. Eileen Fisher, a clothing designer who was honored for her environmental work at the 2015 Riverkeeper’s Annual Fishermen’s Ball, stated the clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world and second only to oil. There is a dirty downside to keeping your clothes clean. Many of the laundry detergents that we purchase contain toxic chemicals that contribute to water pollution and pose a hazard to people with chemical sensitivities. …read more