GREEN GARB
CHOOSE ORGANIC
Check the labels on any spor tswear
and choose the kit that’s made from
organic cotton – cotton that is grown
without using toxic chemicals that are
polluting the planet. Most major brands
have a range of products that are
made of organic cottonmade of organic cotton.You can now buy spor ts clothes that
are made from recycled plastic bottles!
The material is lovely and soft and kind to
the planet. Check the labels and suppor t
this revolutionar y technology!RECYCLE YOUR KIT
SHOP SMART
Give your shoes a new life by sending
them to be recycled! They may end up
as par t of a new pair of shoes, as the
rubber on a running track, and as flooring
for a playground!
You can also donate old spor ts
equipment to other people.Choose to buy from brands that are
making a dif ference, like Patagonia
who donate millions to environmental
groups and make clothes out of
recycled plastic, Columbia who use
solar power and suppor t Nature
conser vation, and Timberland who are
planting millions of trees and replacing
PVC with recycled plastics. Do some
research and find out who is making
your spor ts gear and what they are
doing for the planet!POISONOUS
PVC
Whatever you do, stay away
from buying products made
with PVC. PVC, or polyvinyl
chloride, is a synthetic plastic
used in some spor ts shoes. It’s
made of petroleum, and when
it degrades, it produces a
chemical that is really toxic.F
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