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Meet Angel Rogers shopping at Dorthea's Closet. She's an ordinary housewife wanting to help save the planet by doing more than switching to CFL bulbs. She's already Reducing, Reusing and Recycling, but she also uses the 4th "R" and Repairs her family's clothing. Trying to save the planet one stitch at a time, and saving money in the meanwhile.Meet Angel Rogers shopping at Dorthea's Closet. She's an ordinary housewife... more
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There's no need to replace something just because it's a bit worn. In fact, mending something broken does more than keep it out of the landfill. It saves you money and can give an old item a bit of personality!
When I was folding laundry the other day, I discovered that my very favorite vintage dress had snapped its straps. This was one of those garments that I'd wear basically the second it came out of the laundry, and there was no way I was going to let such a small problem mean the death of this thing!
It turns out that it's super simple to mend a broken strap. All you need is an iron, a sewing machine or needle and thread, and about 30 minutes.
http://greenupgrader.com/11729/how-to-mend-a-broken-strap/There's no need to replace something just because it's a bit worn. In fact,... more
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NFL jerseys have been sewn under illegal sweatshop conditions at the Chi Fung factory in San Salvador for at least the last four years. In 2006 and 2007, it appears that the NFL jerseys being sewn at Chi Fung were a subcontract order from another garment factory called Partex. In 2008 and 2009, it is unclear if Reebok placed the orders for its exclusive line of NFL jerseys with Chi Fung directly, or whether production continued under subcontract agreements. At any rate, according to Chi Fung’s website, they are an “approved Reebok producer.”
In the year 2000, Reebok agreed to pay the NFL $250 million over the next ten years to be the exclusive apparel distributor for the National Football League. However, the NFL-Reebok mega-deal has done nothing to lift workers across the developing world who sew NFL jerseys out of poverty.
In 2008 and 2009, two production lines at Chi Fung were dedicated to NFL jerseys. The workers could easily rattle off the names of the team jerseys they have sewn.
More at the Link:
http://www.nlcnet.org/article.php?id=695NFL jerseys have been sewn under illegal sweatshop conditions at the Chi Fung factory... more
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