October 18

2012 Environmental Federation of Oklahoma

THE STAIN OF SUSTAINABILITY

Michael PattonThe Metropolitan Environmental Trust

THE 3 “E”S

ENVIRONMENTALEQUITYECONOMICS

Management of Resources

Consumption of Resources

Related EffectsTransportAir Quality

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF SUSTAINABILITY

HOW TO CLEAN THE SHIRT

I had to Learn About:

Coffee

Shirts

Cleaning Chemicals

COFFEE STATISTICS

COFFEESTATISTICS

The U.S. drinks about 400 million cups of coffee per day.

Five million people in Brazil are employed by Coffee Trade.

54% of Americans drink coffee daily.

35% drink coffee black.

OrganicShade Grown

Fair TradeTransportPackaging

SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

Non-organic coffee is one of the most chemically treated crops in the world.

Over the past 40 years, over 2/3 of rainforests in Central America were cleared for coffee farming.

Living WagesNational & International Trade

SUSTAINABLE JOBS

Market price to coffee farmers is 80 cents a pound.

Fair trade farmers receive $2.35 per pound.

Workers paid living wage with safe working conditions and no child labor.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS

TRADE STATISTICS

TRADE STATISTICS

Fair trade in the U.S, organic and shade grown coffee, represents 5% of coffee sold.

U.S. imports $4 Billion coffee beans per year.

Brazil has $4 billion coffee trees.

CoffeeCoffee Makers

Recyclability, Composting, Durability, & Responsibility

Farms to Groceries may include a dozen steps.

PACKAGING

TRANSPORTATION

LifestylesConsumerismFair TradeTrade Balance

ALL ABOUT SHIRTS

FASHION QUOTES

CLOTHING

STATISTICS

CLOTHING STATISTICSFASHION QUOTES

“The fashion wears out more apperal than the man.”

William Shakespeare

“Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.”

George Bernard Shaw

CONSUMERISMSTATISTICS

CONSUMERISM STATISTICS

8,000 apparel manufacturers in the U.S. They generate about $14 billion in revenue per year.

China controls ½ of the world.

Market estimated to be $315 billion per year.

CLEANING CHEMICALS

Stain removers – OxiClean, Shout & vinegar

Solvents, surfactants & enzymes

High phosphates

ENERGY USE

$150/year to heat water for laundry.

22 cents per load (cold) (cold)89 cents per load (hot) (warm)

30 - 40 cents per load (electric)15 – 20 cents per load (gas)

WASH

DRY

Michael PattonThe Metropolitan

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