Comments on: ‘Greener’ Showers Start with the Curtain http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/ The Greening of Fashion: One Thread at a Time Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-113 admin Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:07:17 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-113 Mary, you might want to try http://www.satara-inc.com/prod.php?prodid=106 either 'Pack Cloth' which does have a nylon finish but is PVC-free, and wicks water nicely OR - there are more and more hemp curtains available now that have natural anti-microbial characteristics as well as wicking abilities. Also, there are many nylon alternatives out there that are PVC and toxin free. Mary, you might want to try http://www.satara-inc.com/prod.php?prodid=106 either ‘Pack Cloth’ which does have a nylon finish but is PVC-free, and wicks water nicely OR – there are more and more hemp curtains available now that have natural anti-microbial characteristics as well as wicking abilities. Also, there are many nylon alternatives out there that are PVC and toxin free.

]]> By: Mary Kay http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Mary Kay Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:16:10 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-112 I've tried using a canvas shower curtain. It has four disadvantages and one benefit. First bad thing is that it it is room darkening. Secondly the canvas shrinks each time you wash/dry it (by up to 8 inches). Thirdly, it's not very antibacterial or antimicrobial -- it gets moldy, mildewy and extremely smelly REAL fast. Lastly, it's not very attractive--crinkly, wrinkly in appearance. The benefit is that it is not PVC. I will continue to experiment, maybe with linen. I’ve tried using a canvas shower curtain. It has four disadvantages and one benefit. First bad thing is that it it is room darkening. Secondly the canvas shrinks each time you wash/dry it (by up to 8 inches). Thirdly, it’s not very antibacterial or antimicrobial — it gets moldy, mildewy and extremely smelly REAL fast. Lastly, it’s not very attractive–crinkly, wrinkly in appearance. The benefit is that it is not PVC.

I will continue to experiment, maybe with linen.

]]> By: Tracksuit Daily Diigo Post 06/18/2008 « TrackSuit CEO (version 2.0) http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Tracksuit Daily Diigo Post 06/18/2008 « TrackSuit CEO (version 2.0) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:34:19 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-107 [...] ‘Greener’ Showers Start with the Curtain [...] [...] ‘Greener’ Showers Start with the Curtain [...]

]]> By: Tracksuit CEO http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Tracksuit CEO Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:43:29 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-106 I've really become faced lately with how plastic dependent our society is. It's not until this shower curtain fiasco or a plastic baby bottle study that we really realize it. I’ve really become faced lately with how plastic dependent our society is. It’s not until this shower curtain fiasco or a plastic baby bottle study that we really realize it.

]]> By: Toxins in the Shower: Study Confirms PVC Curtains as Problematic « Green Cotton http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Toxins in the Shower: Study Confirms PVC Curtains as Problematic « Green Cotton Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:58:36 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-105 [...] curtains according to a new study. This article is very timely as it falls just a few days after Green Cotton’s post on greening shower curtains and is a perfect [...] [...] curtains according to a new study. This article is very timely as it falls just a few days after Green Cotton’s post on greening shower curtains and is a perfect [...]

]]> By: syansen http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-104 syansen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:26:21 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-104 Taxes would be a great, I agree, but to get that legislation passed could be very difficult. We need more states to ban plastic bags as well (like CA). Funny how countries like Bangladesh are ahead of us on that front. Thanks for your comment. Taxes would be a great, I agree, but to get that legislation passed could be very difficult. We need more states to ban plastic bags as well (like CA). Funny how countries like Bangladesh are ahead of us on that front. Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Brian Cesarotti http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/greener-showers-start-with-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Brian Cesarotti Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:06:39 +0000 http://greencotton.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-103 If the impacts of PVC's are so dramatic, should a tax be considered to make the alternatives more cost-competitive? If the other varieties are curtains are produced at higher levels, they will likely fall in price, as well. Plastic bags are already taxed/banned in a few parts of the world, why not curtains? If the impacts of PVC’s are so dramatic, should a tax be considered to make the alternatives more cost-competitive? If the other varieties are curtains are produced at higher levels, they will likely fall in price, as well. Plastic bags are already taxed/banned in a few parts of the world, why not curtains?

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