Hi everyone, welcome to another 'My 5' eco-friendly
favourites video and let's just jump right in to it.
My green product for the month is a menstrual cup.
Now these are amazing.
They not only cut down on a tonne of waste
that comes with period products,
but they save you money.
They are more expensive at first.
I think they typically cost about $20 or $30.
But in the long run you save a tonne of money
because you don't need to buy anything else.
There is a learning curve that comes along with using them
and it takes some practice to get used to.
I really recommend the YouTube channel
'Precious Star Pads'
She not only has good videos on using a menstrual cup
but she also has videos on
how to choose one that works for you.
Now this is the 'OrganiCup'.
The only reason I selected this is because it is
a little bit more sustainable than a lot of the other ones.
In that the packaging is recycled
And the instructions are all printed on the inside of the packaging
so there isn't any extra instructions.
And it also comes with a little organic cotton carrying bag.
But really all menstrual cups are really sustainable.
There are a lot of videos on YouTube comparing different cups
and talking about how to use them
And if you're at all considering a menstrual cup
I highly recommend it.
They not only are super sustainable
but I really like using it.
It again takes some getting used to
but after that it's really easy to use.
And I love that you don't need to change it all the time.
You can keep it in for up to 12 hours
which means you can basically
forget about it during the day.
The slow fashion brand I want to share with you
this month is 'Deadwood'.
which is a super cool Swedish brand
that makes leather jackets using all recycled leather
and using old leather jackets.
As you guys know, recycling is such a great sustainable option.
And especially when it comes to leather,
I've talked before in other videos,
which I can link up in the cards
about the dilemma of leather
and also a lot of the vegan synthetics.
Because there's a tonne of ethical issues and
sustainable issues around producing leather.
And there are also a lot of environmental issues
around the synthetic materials.
So using recycled materials means that
nothing new is created, something is given a longer life
and you're not supporting any of the unethical practices.
I love what they're doing and the jackets they make
are really versatile wardrobe staples
So, if you're looking for a jacket like that,
I recommend checking them out.
The video I want to share is a series
called "Planet Money Makes a T-shirt" I believe.
And it's a video showing the behind the scenes of
producing a T-shirt.
And I think this is really interesting because
it shows all of the different things that go into producing
a simple garment like a T-shirt.
Now, it's not super focused on sustainability or ethics
but I think it's so important to just see the process
And when you see everything that goes into
making one garment,
I think it really helps you understand
first of all why it's so crazy that super cheap clothes
are so cheap.
And also understand why ethical and sustainable
garments are a lot more expensive.
I thought it was really great how they compared
making a T-shirt in Bangladesh and Colombia.
And the impact that that T-shirt has for the people
making it in those 2 different places.
It's just a great little series to get a better idea
of what goes into clothing production
and the people involved throughout the supply chain.
Next, is something new I've learned.
Now, if you've read sustainable fashion focused
articles or watched videos you might have come across
the stat that fashion is the 2nd most polluting industry
in the world.
Now, this is not really based on anything.
I have tried to fact check this stat multiple times
and kept on running into dead ends.
Alden Wicker also really looked into this
and wrote an article about it (which I will link below)
and found that this stat really isn't based on anything.
There's nothing backing it up.
And it's obviously not good to be using stats like that
that aren't accurate.
However, the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, recently
released a report called the
" Pulse of the Fashion Industry" I believe.
Which has a tonne of different stats and studies
into various aspects of the fashion industry
And this report is amazing because not only
is there not enough research and information
about the effects of the fashion industry
but they're also going to be updating the report
every year so that we can see how things change.
In the report, there's breakdowns of different
the impacts of fashion.
And Alden looked into it to get a better stat than
"the 2nd most polluting industry".
And, what she found looking at carbon emissions
is that fashion is actually the 5th most polluting industry.
Looking at carbon emissions, Alden found
that fashion is equal to livestock and behind electricity,
agriculture, transportation and oil.
But as she points out in her post, fashion plays a role
in all of those things above it
and by reducing the impact of fashion you can actually
reduce those other things as well.
It's so important to use accurate facts
and I'm really excited to see more stats and studies
looking into the impact of fashion.
Because the more information there is and the more
accurate information there is, hopefully means more people will take it seriously.
Finally, the YouTube channel I want to share with you
is Kristen Leo.
And she has a great channel with videos about ethical
fashion, thrifting, vegan food
and sharing her conscious lifestyle.
I love her attitude and what she stands for
and really recommend checking out her channel.
So, I hope you enjoyed this months video
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments
or something you've been liking this month.
Thank you for watching and thank you so much
to those of you supporting me on Patreon.
And, I'll see you in the next one.