What you wear may have harmful chemicals

Presentation by Christopher Brophy

So the cats out of the bag

• Limited clothing owned by K-mart makes many, many types of garments worn by kids and adults.

To save money, they use heavy chemicals to keep the clothes wrinkle free and looking good.

Doctors have tested the clothing and found a deadly chemical called formaldehyde in children's pants.

Billabong

• I wear billabong. My favorite types of clothes are skateboarding brands.

• I noticed when my hoody ripped the fabric stayed together with recycled plastic strings.

• This is a good way to recycle