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October 18
2012 Environmental Federation of Oklahoma
THE STAIN OF SUSTAINABILITY
Michael PattonThe Metropolitan Environmental Trust
THE 3 “E”S
ENVIRONMENTALEQUITYECONOMICS
Management of Resources
Consumption of Resources
Related EffectsTransportAir Quality
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF SUSTAINABILITY
HOW TO CLEAN THE SHIRT
I had to Learn About:
Coffee
Shirts
Cleaning Chemicals
COFFEE STATISTICS
COFFEESTATISTICS
The U.S. drinks about 400 million cups of coffee per day.
Five million people in Brazil are employed by Coffee Trade.
54% of Americans drink coffee daily.
35% drink coffee black.
OrganicShade Grown
Fair TradeTransportPackaging
SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
Non-organic coffee is one of the most chemically treated crops in the world.
Over the past 40 years, over 2/3 of rainforests in Central America were cleared for coffee farming.
Living WagesNational & International Trade
SUSTAINABLE JOBS
Market price to coffee farmers is 80 cents a pound.
Fair trade farmers receive $2.35 per pound.
Workers paid living wage with safe working conditions and no child labor.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS
TRADE STATISTICS
TRADE STATISTICS
Fair trade in the U.S, organic and shade grown coffee, represents 5% of coffee sold.
U.S. imports $4 Billion coffee beans per year.
Brazil has $4 billion coffee trees.
CoffeeCoffee Makers
Recyclability, Composting, Durability, & Responsibility
Farms to Groceries may include a dozen steps.
PACKAGING
TRANSPORTATION
LifestylesConsumerismFair TradeTrade Balance
ALL ABOUT SHIRTS
FASHION QUOTES
CLOTHING
STATISTICS
CLOTHING STATISTICSFASHION QUOTES
“The fashion wears out more apperal than the man.”
William Shakespeare
“Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.”
George Bernard Shaw
CONSUMERISMSTATISTICS
CONSUMERISM STATISTICS
8,000 apparel manufacturers in the U.S. They generate about $14 billion in revenue per year.
China controls ½ of the world.
Market estimated to be $315 billion per year.
CLEANING CHEMICALS
Stain removers – OxiClean, Shout & vinegar
Solvents, surfactants & enzymes
High phosphates
ENERGY USE
$150/year to heat water for laundry.
22 cents per load (cold) (cold)89 cents per load (hot) (warm)
30 - 40 cents per load (electric)15 – 20 cents per load (gas)
WASH
DRY
Michael PattonThe Metropolitan
Environmental TrustMetRecycle.com918-584-0584
MetRecycle.com