{"id":13000,"date":"2014-10-24T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T21:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=13000"},"modified":"2014-10-27T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T17:46:10","slug":"real-cost-cotton-t-shirts-planet-will-blow-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/real-cost-cotton-t-shirts-planet-will-blow-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Cost of Cotton T-Shirts to the Planet Will Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are few articles of clothing as cozy, simple or essential to today\u2019s wardrobe than cotton T-shirts<\/a>. But cotton has a dark side. And according to a new study, there may be few products less sustainable than a cotton T-shirt.<\/p>\n

Related: The Dirty Side of Cotton<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Danish study<\/a>, funded by Denmark\u2019s Ministry of the Environment and the IC Group, which owns brands including Peak Performance and Tiger of Sweden, is the first of its kind to assess the price cotton tees<\/a> cost the planet<\/a>. The verdict: $3.40 for each shirt. That\u2019s taking into account the use of water, pesticides and herbicides, fertilizers and energy costs necessary to produce a single shirt. Denmark found that its T-shirt production is costing the planet more than $510 million annually.<\/p>\n

And the toll is far too steep, said Kirsten Brosb\u00f8l of Denmark\u2019s Ministry of the Environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything, from the enormous amounts of fertilizer and water consumption on cotton fields to carbon-dioxide emissions from leather and zip manufacture, impacts the environment,\u201d Brosb\u00f8l said in a statement. \u201cNow we can see what this actually costs, and even though all our clothes are produced abroad, we still have a responsibility. I call on the industry to make things better and to use these accounts to reduce their environmental footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rock and Roll legend Neil Young<\/a> recently took a stand against non-organic cotton, even giving away dozens of organic cotton T-shirts in order to bring awareness to the issues surrounding conventional cotton, which is the most pesticide intensive crop grown in the world.\u00a0\u201cIn the U.S., it takes about 1\/3 of a pound of pesticides and herbicides to grow enough conventional cotton for just one T-shirt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But, of course, who wants to give up T-shirts?<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve become a staple in contemporary fashion pairing with everything from workout clothes to couture skirts, pants and denim. We don\u2019t need to abandon the T-shirt as a wardrobe essential though. There are many manufacturers using organic cotton and sustainable production methods. And, of course, perhaps the very best option these days is scouring thrift and second-hand shops for vintage tees that only seem to get more fashionable as they age.<\/p>\n

T-shirt image<\/a> via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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