Most people believe that natural fabrics are 2) .... (good) for the environment than synthetic ones, but this isn't always true. For example, while it only takes 500 g of cotton to make one T-shirt, it takes 150 g of pesticide to grow the cotton in the first place! Then, the cotton may be treated with all kinds of chemicals to change the colour. 3) ..... (fortunate), all of these chemicals end up as waste, which contaminates¹ our rivers and soil. So what is the best thing to do? Well, when it comes to buying new clothes these days you don't have to worry, as you can 4) ..... (simple) choose to buy organic! This means buying clothes that are produced in a way that causes as little harm to the environment as possible. Here are some of the 5)..... (differ) options on offer.