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Throw On The Heat
It's winter and by global mandate everyone is trying to conserve energy (or should be). That means turning our thermostats down. But for some (ok, me), being cold is an unbearable thought. So I am now attempting to warm myself without overheating the room and the rest of the inhabitants in it. I have turned to these chic throws from In2Green. Made using eco2cotton, their blankets are a result of a process that involves collecting pre-consumer (yes, I'd prefer post) fibers and clippings after the cut and sew process, sorting them by color and blending them into a cozy fluff. Pick your favorite pattern and color combo, and soon you won't even notice the chill around you?or at least you will tell yourself that.
February 25, 2008
I'm kinda scratching my head, here ~ Why is "post"-consumer fabric preferable to "pre"-consumer fabric waste?
In a production context, pre-consumer is infinitely more predictable, controllable and cost-efficient - if you want *all cotton*, you get *all cotton*, from the cotton-clothes factory!
Nobody has to take buttons and zippers and hooks off used clothes, and wash 'em, and sort 'em, and *hope* there's no spandex or polyester in it.
Another plus: Nobody grew *more* just so they could make these beautiful throws! It all would've gone directly to the landfill 10 years ago, so is 100% improvement. Good for all of us!
Bright Blessings!
KarenJ
Good points.
If you're talking about waste scraps produced by the production process, there IS no such thing as "post-consumer" production scraps, is there?