Post on 24-Feb-2016
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COTTON T-SHIRTSGroup 4
Raw Materials T-shirts are made from 100% cotton grown and
harvested on farms, which are often in United States, China, India, and developing nations
Cotton farms take up about approximately 3% of the world’s land
25% of the world’s insecticides are used on cotton, more than any crop
Many of these insecticides are known carcinogens
Marketing Slide Different designs are used on t-shirts to
attract different customers T-shirts are not advertised too heavily,
as people understand they need themCompanies are still trying to advertise to
nudist colonies Stores compete to sell T-shirts for the
lowest price
Manufacturing Making T-shirts is relatively simple and mainly
a process that is automated Machines are specifically designed to cut,
assemble, and stitch the materials efficiently The shirt making process typically follows
these steps:Styling-cutting-assembling the front and back-
assembling the sleeves-stitching the hem-stitching the shoulder seams-attaching the neckband-finishing the neckline-setting labels-adding optional features-finishing the operations
Manufacturing Problems Synthetic dyes used in the making of T-shirts
are poisonous when swallowed in large amountsThese can contaminate ground water
Less reliable natural dyes are used less frequently than synthetic ones
The making of T-shirts often uses cheap labor, which involves exploiting the workers
Like most factories, T-shirt factories create harmful airborne pollution
Sales, Distribution, and Packaging Once the cotton is harvested, it is sent
to areas where cheap labor is present, such as Asia
After being manufactured, the T-shirt must be shipped to the distributer, which are often in different countries than where it was assembled
They are shipped in basic containers, like cardboard boxes
Consumer Use Cotton shirts will often shrink when washed T-shirts do not have a very long lifespan The shirts are not very durable The washing and drying of shirts accounts
for nearly 60% of the energy used throughout the T-shirts lifetime
The water used can be contaminated by the synthetic dyes and the cleaning products
Final Dispostion Shirts can be recycled through the
Salvation Army or similar entities T-shirts with false designs, such as one
celebrating the team that lost the Super Bowl, are often given to people in Africa for their use
They are often disposed of in landfill
Recycling Places, like Plato’s Closet, rebuy used T-shirts
and recycles the materials to make new shirts Shirts can be recycled through the Salvation
Army or similar entities T-shirts with false designs, such as one
celebrating the team that lost the Super Bowl, are often given to people in Africa for their use
If they are not recycled, they are usually put in a landfill
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