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fluffywelshsheep

Primark 'eco-friendly' cotton

Hiya all,
Went shopping a couple of days ago and walked into primark and noticed that they now have eco-friendly organic cotton.
So thought i would let people know if you are into primark.

It does say if the ink is eco friendly aswell but it does say that
Quote:
'organic cotton elimainates the use of toxic chemicals by employing natural, biological methods, that have less impact on the environment. In adopting these methods, we are still able to provide a clean, soft, yet hard wearing in our customer'


just i would let you all know
Ina

Goodness me.... Are they really ahead of most other clothes suppliers? Must admit, I have been buying my workjeans there for a few years - they were the only ones who had affordable (alright: cheap) AND hardwearing jeans in large sizes! But I suppose it'll be "tops" that come in the eco cotton first. At least that's what it's been everywhere else. No problem getting organic t-shirts etc!
fluffywelshsheep

well i only saw the tops but at a really good price of £4.00
i must admit i wasn't in the shop for very long i had my step son with me.
Maidenstone

Last time I went into Primark - a couple of weeks ago - I saw they have stopped using plastic carrier bags and now use brown paper ones.  Viva Primark!!!!
DiddleDeDum

Sure - Ecofriendly - doesn't mean it's fair trade though - surely that's most important?
fluffywelshsheep

yeah i know it doesn't say anything about the location etc of the factories but at least it is a start in the right direction.
TheGreenFairy

I do sometimes shop at Primark but I am a bit paranoid about whether or not they use sweatshops  

If the clothes are sold that cheaply, what sort of wages are the workers getting.

Primark is great for kids clothes and t-shirts
uppercollholls

Update on the Primark: Item in the news the other day where their suppliers are using child labour in India - they get round the regulations by hiring the kids in their own homes in the slums rather than them going into the factories.  Kids are used particularly for sewing on beading.  Also cheap child labour equals cheap prices.  The inspectors don't think to go into the slums to have a look, but yet the journalists do!
wildgarlic

I watched the programme the other night - am in mixed minds about it actually.

The people doing the filming/research lied to the people that they were interviewing so that they could get behind the scenes.... and now instead of being able to earn a bit of money to help them out they have nothing.



Perhaps this would be a good topic for the debating chamber? Is fair trade fair to the majority of the people in developing countries?
wildgarlic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7468927.stm
Maidenstone

Don't think Primark are probably any worse than any other big store, I'm afraid.  And at least they don't slap a huge profit on.
andybebbington

wildgarlic wrote:
I watched the programme the other night - am in mixed minds about it actually.

The people doing the filming/research lied to the people that they were interviewing so that they could get behind the scenes.... and now instead of being able to earn a bit of money to help them out they have nothing.



Perhaps this would be a good topic for the debating chamber? Is fair trade fair to the majority of the people in developing countries?


totally agree although it might not seem right that items are being made in "sweat shops" or orphanages but if they were not getting coppers to do theese jobs they would have absoloutly nothing.

think your right WG might start a topic in debating chamber

andy
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