I care about my health and sustainability. General advice is to check clothing labels, and I won’t buy underwear or whatever that has a large percentage of polyester. But they can just make it up and there isn’t recourse. Can’t sue em and I don’t have access to a lab that can analyze the composition. So how would one know?

  • neo2478@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Look for trustworthy brands before buying. A shortcut is looking for B Corp brands. If you are in the US,the Commons app is also good.

    However, the best thing you can do is just buy less, and buy second hand.

    • YawningNostalgia@thelemmy.clubOP
      2·
      1 day ago

      You rock for actually suggesting a solution. Hard to know who to trust though. I searched “commons app clothes” and didn’t see what you’re referring to

      • neo2478@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 day ago

        This app

        It only works in the US, so I never used it. I do listen to their podcast (Second Nature) and really enjoy it. It’s all about trying to do your best to be an ethical consumer n a deeply unethical world.

        It is very vo fusing in the beginning, especially with all the green washing. But I do promise that like exercising, it gets easier the more you do it.

        Also like I said the B Corp certification is a good shortcut for a first pass in verifying companies. With the caveat that not every ethical company is B Corp, and that I disagree with some of their selections. I tend to look for companies with at least 100 score.