11. Take Another Look at Vintage Clothes

High-end hand-me-downs (the smart set calls them vintage) are more ecologically sound than new clothes. Why? Buying a shirt the second time around means you avoid consuming all the energy used in producing and shipping a new one and, therefore, the carbon emissions associated with it. Every item of clothing you own has an impact on the environment. Some synthetic textiles are made with petroleum products. Cotton accounts for less than 3% of farmed land globally but consumes about a quarter of the pesticides. One quick way to change your duds: invite friends over for a closet swap, to which everyone brings a few items they want to trade. It's easy on the environment—and your pocketbook.

       高档的二手服装（又被称作“古着衣”）听起来比新衣服更具生态意义。为什么呢？买一件二手衫意味着避免了制造和运输过程中的能源消耗，也就意味着减少了碳的排放。衣服的每一部分都与环境息息相关。某些混纺的原料是石油。棉布的原料棉花地占全球农场的3%，却消耗了四分之一的杀虫剂。

High-end ：高档的

hand-me-downs ：二手衣服

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