• setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Natural fibers are often outside the price range of the average person. Until prices come down or wages go up, people will keep wearing polyester clothing.

    For tires, I’m hopeful that technology will improve the composition of tires, or even make them out of a modified form of natural rubber, but switching most transport to rail seems like the superior option here.

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      1 year ago

      ??? Cotton is usually the cheapest thing I see.

      Even natural rubber makes microplastics.

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        1 year ago

        Companies love to charge a premium for cotton here (Canada). I try to get Cotton, Linen and Hemp as much as possible, but I end up paying $80 for a t-shirt instead of $30.