| p>The t-shirt industry has finally jumped on the | | | | of cotton crops. |
| bandwagon with many other industries in regards to | | | | Even celebrities are getting in the game. On his |
| doing their part to help with our world's environmental | | | | recent tour, Keith Urban, a country music favorite |
| issues and concerns. | | | | ensured all of his merchandise was manufactured |
| Many companies are making positive gains both in | | | | with reclaimed and recycled plastic bottles. |
| public credibility and profitability by recycling and/or | | | | Used T-shirts - I used to hate it when my Mother |
| reclaiming cotton for t-shirts and promoting this fact | | | | would buy me t-shirts at a Garage Sale, but now this |
| as a key selling point to their customers. | | | | type of tee has become fashionable among vintage |
| Apart from the green initiative, recycled and vintage | | | | t-shirt collectors and people seeking retro designs. |
| looking t-shirt have become all the rage over the last | | | | Heck, most of the stuff out there today looks like it |
| few years, it also makes great economic sense for | | | | could have been sold in a Garage Sale. I recently paid |
| everyone concerned. | | | | over $30 for a cool, new t-shirt that had worn edges |
| Plus, many corporations and manufactures are getting | | | | and patches on it. It looked like it had been through |
| in on the act of recycling and using scrap materials. | | | | several garage sales. |
| There are obvious cost advantages in using scraps | | | | Refashioned Brands that Look Old - Many of the |
| and recycled products. Recycling is becoming big | | | | latest trends and styles look like the stuff my Mom |
| business and that will mean more participation from | | | | found at the garage sales. Worn, ragged and old is all |
| bigger companies in the future. | | | | the rage in trendy t-shirts and jeans. Whether the |
| Recycled t-shirts fall into these three categories: | | | | t-shirt is an original or brand new recreation, the |
| Recycled Materials - This process involves cleaning, | | | | images and sayings are likely to include nostalgia, |
| shredding and blending trimmings and second-hand | | | | pictures and lettering from the 60's, 70's and 80's. |
| cotton together to create an extremely | | | | Save the Earth. Buy A Recycled Shirt. |
| environmentally friendly alternative to mass cultivation | | | | |