"Explores the environmental impacts of how we manufacturer and dispose of clothes in our communities... it addresses concepts such as environmental footprints and sustainability in relation to clothes. Featuring practical, hands-on projects students can undertake individually or as a group, it will help them discover how they too can live in a sustainable way and reduce their environmental footprint."--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN: 1420281623
ISBN: 9781420281620
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.print
Publisher:South Yarra, Victoria, Australia :Macmillan Library,2011.
General Note: Includes Internet addresses, glossary, and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Living green -- Clothing -- Background briefing -- Making fabric -- Manufacturing clothes -- Packaging and transporting clothes -- Cleaning clothes -- What can you do? -- Living Green projects -- Make over a T-shirt -- Upgrade to arm warmers -- Dyeing for a change -- Colour transformation -- Recycled wristband -- Brand new backpack -- Green clean.