Found in Nature by Barry Rosenthal

Found in Nature by Barry Rosenthal

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week.
Which color do you like best, blue or green? We are aware that this is a very difficult brainbreaker: both colors are nice and the topic is horrible…

‘Found in Nature’ is a series of compositions that tell compelling stories about beach-trash. Barry collects previously discarded junk along the coastal areas of New York Harbor then curates and orders the objects by color, type and/or theme. (by/ via barryrosenthal.com)
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feeling green about indigo

feeling green about indigo

Feeling green about indigo? IMPOSSIBLE! The denim industry is a huge and horrible one, it affects both the environment and people: it turns rivers blue and people sick. It isn’t and can’t be sustainanable in any way…..

This post is about facts. We aren’t going to quote articles or tweak them into our own words. (We only recycle when useful and we don’t want to clutter The Web too much) So please click the links to read and see what we feel everybody should know about (their) jeans.

Articles

UN-FABULOUS_Those faded, distressed blue jeans might be harboring a dirty secret. By Lily Kuo in Chinavia qz.com)

Reuters/Bobby Yip_Even dirtier than they look
feeling green about indigo

Wastewater discharged from a denim washing factory in Xintang, Zengcheng. In Xintang, where the economy is centered around textile production, Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution and has documented the effects on the community.

greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/stories/toxics/2010/textile-pollution-xintang-gurao/

chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/6283-The-denim-capital-of-the-world-so-polluted-you-can-t-give-the-houses-away

River Blue, The Movie

riverbluethemovie.eco/china/