With many tennis clothing brands advertising using recycled materials in their lines, how many people consider this a significant factor in buying them? While I support significant efforts to clean up our oceans and recycle plastics that would otherwise go into landfills, it seems like a hollow promise to me. After all, it takes a lot of energy to breakdown those waste materials, then produce the raw materials that will go into the production of new clothes and even more energy to produce different colors and designs for the recycled items.
Wouldn't we be better off with just keeping and rewashing the tennis clothing we already own? After all, we selected sizes, colors and designs that pleased us originally, and each time we wash and reuse each piece of clothing we must be using a fraction of the energy and resources to produce a "recycled" piece of clothing in our favorite sport. I've found using products like Active Wear laundry detergent seems to help reduce sweat and odors from my tenniswear and allows years of use before it gets worn out.
Wouldn't we be better off with just keeping and rewashing the tennis clothing we already own? After all, we selected sizes, colors and designs that pleased us originally, and each time we wash and reuse each piece of clothing we must be using a fraction of the energy and resources to produce a "recycled" piece of clothing in our favorite sport. I've found using products like Active Wear laundry detergent seems to help reduce sweat and odors from my tenniswear and allows years of use before it gets worn out.
