With recent discussions on several lists regarding textiles being eco-friendly or not, I'm passing along excerpts from an article on p. 3 of the current "TextileForum" (2/2007) titles: 'It is Time for Change in the Textile and Clothing Industry'. R(educing) I(mpact) of T(extiles) on the E(nvironment) http://www.ritegroup.org has set itself some highly ambitious goals: "1. To develop methods of objectively assessing the 'greenness' of textile production, processes, and products through a scoring/grading system, developed through the Group, which consider full life cycle analysis 2. Develop clear, industry accepted, definitions of commonly used green/sustainability terms 3. Promote and encourage the use of scientific facts in all sustainability/green debates; provide a forum for, and promote interdisciplinary discussion on, sustainability/green issues; educate brands, retailers and manufacturers to understand what is FACT and what is HYPE." The RITE Group is based at the University of Leeds, UK. For 195 British Pounds, one may also subscribe to 10 issues of "Ecotextile News" - http://www.ecotextile.com
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