It’s a well known fact today that pesticides are used while growing cotton. The large scale usage of rayon has lead to deforestation. Man has realized the importance of maintaining ecological balance and now the world today is moving towards more eco-friendly products. To keep up with times, fashion designers are for eco-friendly clothing.
What are environment friendly fabrics? There are 3 major factors that decide this: first the fabric should be renewable within a limited period, using eco-friendly methods. Secondly, the ecological foot prints, i.e., how much land is required to grow the fabric and thirdly how much chemicals are required to process it. A fabric which could be grown easily with fewer chemicals is eco friendly.
Organic cotton is now become very popular. With no insecticides, pesticides, during the growing cycle, there is a steady increase in the adoption rate. Jute, soy, hemp are other fabrics that go into the making of eco friendly clothing. Go green, switch to eco friendly apparel.