{"id":3738,"title":"How and why I become Eco - friendly.","description":"Start of the journey.\nHow we started our journey on becoming Eco friendly .","content":"<h2><u>Start of the journey.<\/u><\/h2><p>One way or the other, I have tried to be Eco- friendly and to do my bit for the environment.<br \/><br \/>It all started from when I was a child, and I was touched by this film that I had watched with my parents. It was an early 70\u2019s Sci-fi\/thriller called Soylent Green. Which is based I 2022, where you have a dystopian future where oceans are dying, and all year round humidity, hurricanes and rain, due to the greenhouse effect, pollution, over population and deleted resources. It\u2019s a great cult thriller with a twist. Worth watching<\/p><div class=\"youtube\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EiqMWgjnL9Y\/?modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;vq=highres\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><p><br \/>But,what struck me watching this movie; if we continued at the time, how we were in the 80\u2019s, polluting and dumping waste irresponsibly . We could have ended up now with a very different world. <br \/><br \/>Luckily there have been people from the early 70\u2019s and before like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenpeace<\/a> .<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e95ad267eaa93.33606959.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49075430\" \/> Who have been campaigning and demonstrating against different countries to cut their greenhouse gasses, and their polluting of our soil with landfills and contaminating our drinking water.<\/p><p>I believe that we as individuals can do our little bit to minimise waste and to recycle, I have always been doing my part( since a kid) to recycle and try and buy Eco-friendly clothing ,which years ago where difficult to find ,or extremely expensive. But can you place a price on our planet? But I felt this wasn\u2019t enough!<\/p><p>It wasn\u2019t until I watched a documentary on TV that I was shocked to the extend of how bad the fashion industry was on polluting. They are the 2nd biggest polluters after the oil industry. How you must be thinking!<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e95ab359bda60.54155851.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49075109\" \/><br \/>It\u2019s all due to cotton . It uses millions of litters of water, and pesticides that are sprayed on the cotton the cotton are full of toxic chemicals,the whole process is shocking. Which will be explained in more detail in my next story.<\/p><h3><u>Where my Eco journey took me.<\/u><\/h3><p><br \/>I had always wanted to open my own t-shirt design business for years, but I wanted my brand to be Eco -friendly. It wasn\u2019t until this year I was luckily enough to find my perfect store where I could sell Eco cotton clothing. It was like a Wow moment, and it felt great to do my little bit. <img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e96ea7426ec20.47595557.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49141041\" \/><br \/>What\u2019s best of all with Eco cotton is that there are less synthetic pesticides, insecticides and herbicides used,and there is more focus on natural and organic chemicals and methods used for pest control, a much Eco -friendlier way to grow cotton. But, we still have far to go! It\u2019s still down to us the consumer, how we choose to shop.<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e96edda9a70c7.60152058.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49142613\" \/><br \/>Eco fashion has become more cheaper for the average working person, and more obtainable on the internet . These days we have a multitude of different textiles as an alternative to cotton. There is hemp, bamboo, linen ...the list goes on. ( Which will be more explained as a feature in my next story.) All great ways of making clothing. In a way, it\u2019s a great way to stamp out our carbon footprint, and feel like we are doing our little bit too.<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e96f03e2a04b9.38078086.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49143338\" \/><br \/>As for myself as a Eco cotton clothing store I feel that I do my little bit, what I love most about my store ,is when your clothing becomes worn out or to small, you can recycle it by sending it back for free and you receive \u00a35 credit of your next garment. It\u2019s called circular fashion ( where your clothing is recycled instead of being placed in a landfill. Which doesn\u2019t erode.), and it is becoming more and more fashionable. Great for the environment and great for your pocket. Everyone wins.<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e96f3409290b7.59202200.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49144168\" \/><br \/>Now that you know a little bit more why I\u2019ve opened my store; I will be doing features on up and coming stories, on how to be more Eco-friendly with little effort and with little expense. And some great little tip bits will be included.<img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/5e96f91c7478d5.86033274.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"49145461\" \/><br \/><\/p><p>My next story will be more in-depth on our fashion industry, the pro\u2019s and con\u2019s, and how you can be more Eco - friendly with your fashion. 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