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Jeans
4 ways to Green Your Jeans
Attention GY shoppers: those hip-hugging, boot-cut 501's probably aren't the most earth-friendly item in your wardrobe. But fear not, there are easy ways to turn those blue jeans green.
Buy organic cotton jeans
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Intensive water and chemical use make conventionally grown cotton among the most environmentally harmful crops.
Repair your jeans
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Patching worn areas or holes will help you keep your jeans for longer, preventing textiles from clogging landfills and keeping the green in those jean pockets, too.
Buy hemp jeans
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Crops like hemp require fewer inputs—water, fertilizer and pesticides—which make them better for the environment.
Recycle old clothing
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Use your jeans for patches or give them to a Goodwill–they may not fit you anymore, but they may just fit someone else.
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