1. The Environmental Impact of Textiles Life cycle impact studies

2. Greenhouse Gas Saved per Ton Recycled or Reused 7 tons of CO ₂ e saved 7 t o n s o f C O ₂ e s a v e d *US EPA Solid Waste Management and Greenhouse Gases, May 2002

3. Material Phases in The Life Cycle of a T-Shirt Production Transport Use Disposal

4. Life Cycle Impact from Different Fibers MaterialProductionTransportUseDisposal Pollution from cotton Petroleum material Pollution from dyes Hazardous waste Washing + drying 40 years in landfill Pollution from dyes CO 2 emissions

5. Cotton T-Shirt MaterialProductionTransportUseDisposal Farming Sowing Fertilizing Irrigating Harvesting Ginning Spinning Knitting Wet process Bleaching Dyeing Confection Cutting Sewing Transport to market Distribution chain Retail Washing Drying Incineration Landfill Water treatment

6. Major Exporters of Cotton

7. Cotton T-Shirt* Environmental Impact MetricUSPer Pound Water5,000 liters1,320 gal2,400 gal Fertilizers134 grams0.3 lbs0.55 lbs Pesticides5 grams0.01 lbs0.02 lbs Fossil fuels0.55 kg1.2 lbs2.2 lbs CO 2 4.1 kg9.0 lbs16.3 lbs Other gases71 grams0.16 lbs0.28 lbs *A cotton T-shirt weighing 0.25 kg (0.55 pound) Material, Production & Transport Phases

8. Cotton T-Shirt* Environmental Impact Appliance Rating Washing Temp. (°C) Number washings and dryings CO 2 emissions: washing and drying (kg) CO 2 emissions: washing only (kg) AC60509.93.5 BC40508.82.4 CA60507.72.8 DA40506.92.0 *A cotton T-shirt weighing 0.25 kg (0.55 pound) Use Phase

9. T-shirt Energy Profile Well dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles in the United Kingdom. University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing.

10. What can you do to fight Global Warming?

11. CO ₂ Savings from Reuse (Per pound)CottonPolyesterBlended Portion of textiles ¹42%58%100% CO ₂ saved ² 16.3 lbs15.3 lbs15.7 lbs CO ₂ photosynthesis ³ 1.7 lbs0 lbs0.7 lbs CO ₂ emitted ⁴ 0.4 lbs0.3 lbs Net CO ₂ saved 14.2 lbs15.0 lbs14.7 lbs ¹ Cotton here represents the portion of textiles that is natural fiber and polyester the man-made fibers. ² The savings are achieved by offsetting new clothing and includes material, production and transport. ³ Through photosynthesis cotton plants would bind 1.65 lbs of CO ₂ which is deducted from net savings. ⁴ The dropping off, collection, processing and shipping of reusable clothing emits CO ₂ which is deducted.

12. Greenhouse Gas Saved per Ton Recycled or Reused 7 tons of CO ₂ e saved 7 t o n s o f C O ₂ e s a v e d *US EPA Solid Waste Management and Greenhouse Gases, May 2002

13. References A spatially explicit life cycle inventory of the global textile chain Julia K. Steinberger & Damien Friot & Olivier Jolliet & Suren Erkman Received: 19 June 2008 / Accepted: 29 March 2009 / Published online: 13 May 2009 # Springer- Verlag 2009 EJF, 2007, The Deadly Chemicals in Cotton, Environmental Justice Foundation in collaboration with Pesticide Action Network UK, London, UK. ISBN No. 1-904523-10-2 Well dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles in the United Kingdom. First published in Great Britain 2006 by: University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX, UK Julian M Allwood, Søren Ellebæk Laursen, Cecilia Malvido de Rodríguez, Nancy M P Bocken AUTEX Research Journal Vol 1, No.1, 1999, © AUTEX Life Cycle Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF COTTON AND POLYESTER-COTTON FABRICS Eija M.Kalliala, and Pertti Nousiainen, Tampere University of Technology, PO Box 527, 33101 Tampere, Finland, Europe