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Written by Ecotivity
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 The average cotton crop is sprayed 8-10 times a season. Indeed, it takes 17 teaspoons of chemical fertilizers to raise the 9 ounces of cotton needed to make a T-shirt. And, if that isn't enough, once the cotton has been grown it is dyed using toxic dyes. Then, to prevent it from creasing, it is finished with formaldehyde. Common sense says that can't be right. That?s why Howies use organic cotton and what?s more, they have pledged to give 1% of our turnover or 10% of pre-tax profits (whichever is greater) to grass-root environmental and social projects.
Tags: organic cotton clothes social chemical toxic
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