Did you know?

• Cotton is said to be the world’s most polluting crop, responsible for as much as 25 percent of the world’s pesticide use. The production of nylon is responsible for up to 25 percent of the United Kingdom’s nitrous oxide emissions.
• According to studies the World Wildlife Fund has cited, only about 1 percent of pesticides used in the cotton growing industry reach their target. The rest is released into the environment, causing irreparable damage to people and wildlife.
• According to the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics database, China accounts for 30 percent of international apparel exports. Not only are working conditions and wages very poor in China, any garment coming from China must travel 10,000 kilometres to get to Ontario.
• According to a 2007 Cambridge University study, about 60 percent of the emissions generated by a white cotton T-shirt occur after its purchase as it is thrown into washing machines and dryers repeatedly.