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Bamboo Fabric

DICK VAN DYKE MAY HAVE SUNG ABOUT THE VIRTUES OF THE OL’ BAMBOO IN THE MOVIE CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, BUT HE PROBABLY NEVER IMAGINED WEARING IT.  LEARN HOW THE PLANT’S GREENING THE FASHION INDUSTRY ON THIS ENVIRONMINUTE.

BAMBOO IS THE FASTEST GROWING PLANT ON EARTH.  IN JUST A FEW YEARS IT CAN BE HARVESTED AND USED TO MAKE FLOORING, TOYS, OR COUNTER TOPS.  ITS FIBERS CAN ALSO BE SPUN INTO YARN AND WOVEN INTO SUSTAINABLE FABRIC.  IN FACT, UNBLEACHED BAMBOO FIBER IS EXTREMELY EARTH-FRIENDLY AS THE PLANT DOES NOT NEED PESTICIDES OR HERBICIDES TO GROW WELL.

WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILLING TO SPEND MORE FOR RESPONSIBLE ECO-PRODUCTS, CLOTHING DESIGNERS HAVE STARTED USING BAMBOO FABRIC IN TREND-SETTING DESIGNS.  THE VERSATILE CLOTHES THEY’VE CREATED ARE HIGHLY ABSORBENT, BREATHEABLE, SOFT AND EASY - ON THE SKIN AND ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

To learn more, read the article in the Vancouver Sun.

To read more about this and other environmental health issues, go to: www.environmentalhealthnews.org, www.ourstolenfuture.org, or www.healthandenvironment.org