Green Day eco uniforms

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Green Day eco uniforms

• To accompany page 11 of Green Day activity kit
  and homework activity card

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Learning objectives

• To understand the processes involved in producing
  clothes.
• To understand that environmental impact of
  producing clothes can be reduced.

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Task 1 materials challenge You have one
minute to list all the materials that the clothes
you are wearing are made from.
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Examples

• Rubber
• Silk
• Leather
• Cotton
• Metal
• Wool
• Viscose
• Polyester

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Task 2 discuss in pairs Are they natural or
man-made? Can you name the raw materials?
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Examples

• Rubber - tree
• Silk - worm
• Leather - cow
• Cotton - plant
• Metal - rock
• Wool - sheep
• Viscose - tree
• Polyester - oil

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Teacher information For sharing with class as
appropriate to age, ability and time.
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Cotton

• Negative
• Highly damaging in that it is water, pesticide
  and artificial fertiliser intensive. It is also
  grown in a great number of countries that are
  considered water scarce.
• Alternative
• Use recycled cotton and source cotton from
  farmers that adopt Better Management Practices
  that consider water, pesticides and fertiliser
  use. Organic cotton is also a better option so
  long as water is managed appropriately.

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Leather

• Negative
• The tanning process can be extremely water
  intensive.
• Alternative
• Where water is treated effectively after tanning
  to ensure it is at a good standard when returned
  back into natural water courses. Animal welfare
  is also a consideration in leather production.

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Polyester

• Negative
• Use of non renewable resources the oil required
  to produce polyester is a finite resource.
• Alternative
• Recycled polyester such as used in MSs eco
  uniform.

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Viscose

• Use a renewable resource, wood pulp. This is more
  sustainable provided that the wood used comes
  from a forest source that has been well managed
  to a standard such as the Forest Stewardship
  Council, FSC.

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Processing

• There is a lot of water consumed in dyeing and
  finishing clothing garments and tanning leather
  garments. In some parts of the world the controls
  on how water effluent is treated can be poor so
  freshwater ways are also at risk from pollution.
  Processors need to consider the water and energy
  used within the dyeing and finishing process.

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Task 3 group discussions (optional) To
further challenge KS3 pupils split the class into
six groups and give each group one of the
following six topics to discuss.
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Topics 1-2

• Raw materials referencing the list, ask pupils
  which materials are non renewable and discuss the
  term sustainable raw material with them.
• Processing invite pupils to investigate how
  high use of energy, water and chemical treatments
  is bad for the environment.

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Topics 3-4

• Manufacturing discuss where clothes are made
  and how factories could be more sustainable.
• Reference MS eco factory
• http//plana.marksandspencer.com/green-factory
• Sale ask pupils to think about where clothes
  are sold and how stores could be more
  sustainable.
• Reference MS eco store
• http//plana.marksandspencer.com/eco-stores-green
  -light/

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Topics 5-6

• After care ask pupils how they can reduce
  energy and water use in looking after their
  clothes.
• Disposal invite pupils to discuss how they
  would encourage people to reduce the amount of
  clothes sent to landfill.

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Task 4 recycling challenge One of the
household items in front of you is used to create
recycled school uniforms. In a pair, see if you
can guess which one and which part of your
uniform it has become. You have 2 minutes!
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Answer Plastic bottles to polyester skirts
and trousers!
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Task 5 memory challenge Watch this sequence
of making eco uniforms youll need to remember
this for your homework tonight!
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1. Used, collected and washed
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2. Chopped into small chips
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3. Made into polyester fibres
Task 1 - materials Give pupils one minute to
list all the materials that the clothes they are
wearing are made from
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4. Spun, dyed and knitted into fabric
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5. Sewn into trousers and skirts in eco factory
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6. Worn by eco aware pupils
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7. Washed at 30 degrees
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8. Donated to an Oxfam shop for reuse
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Full life cycle!
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Homework close the loop For homework collect a
voucher card from your teacher. See if you can
remember the slide show and work with your family
to close the loop. For further information on
the bottles to polyester process
http//plana.marksandspencer.com/style-you-can-b
ottle/
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Thank you.

• www.cabe.org.uk/greenday
• marksandspencer.com/PlanA