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Electronics Enthusiasts and Fashion
VK3DRB:
--- Quote from: coppercone2 on March 17, 2024, 12:41:21 am ---look at the water requirements for the production of fabric goods
https://sustainablecampus.fsu.edu/blog/clothed-conservation-fashion-water
Pick one, fabs or fabulous, if we have both it ends up like dune. I think the technology (using copious amounts of water for wafers and such) is better then maintaining super surface finish on clothing items.
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That is quite alarming. I don't know why in Australia, the second driest continent of earth other than Antarctica, has to grow cotton here. It is crazy.
Ethics is important. It is one reason why I never use tantalum capacitors in any of my electronics designs. This link rates clothing brands for ethics, including environmental stuff. It is Australia-centric, but there are plenty of global brands in there. Amazon gets a bad rap... https://baptistworldaid.org.au/resources/ethical-fashion-guide/
coppercone2:
ethical is one thing but you need to make it worth the water
nctnico:
And how about dumping unsold / unused clothes somewhere in a desert in Chili (random Google pick):
SiliconWizard:
That looks picturesque.
Another option would be to send all our waste into orbit. I'm sure many would find that a good idea.
Geoff-AU:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 17, 2024, 09:04:35 pm ---Another option would be to send all our waste into orbit. I'm sure many would find that a good idea.
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Falcon 9 can put 18 tonnes in LEO orbit using a bit over 400 tonnes of propellant, or 22 tonnes of propellant for 1 tonne of payload. You're way, way better off simply burning the garbage than burning enough Kerosene to put it in orbit.
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