Are there aspects of your daily life that you know contribute to your carbon footprint but you are unwilling to compromise to change them? In other words, what about your life is “off the table” when it comes to carbon emissions? It's OK to admit it- we all have these cherished behaviors!
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Evil Colors and Underwear
If you look at the t shirt you're wearing you will probably see that it has color on it. But did you know that in order to get the color onto your t shirt, jeans, socks, etc, your have to the environment. In order to dye clothing, water is polluted with toxic chemicals, and did you know it takes 16-20 liters of water to dye a single t shirt. As a kid you probably wore colored underwear with images of cartoon character like transformers or something else. You may still have some colored underwear in your drawer but now you know that dyeing clothing hurts the environment. Some people may care about the colors and images on your shirt but no one is going to care about the color of your underwear so why not buy white underwear and help the environment. So the next time you go to but underwear make sure you buy plain white underwear. You can find more information about how dyes affect the environment at https://www.trustedclothes.com/blog/201 … t-of-dyes/
Its great that you shared this, most people look at big things like planes, and the amount of trash they throw away. People dont realize that simple things like dyed cloths use a ton of resources as well.
That awesome. And shoes