Presentation by The M.e.t. Executive Director, Michael Patton

1. THE STAIN OF
SUSTAINABILITY
Michael Patton
The Metropolitan Environmental Trust October 1 8
201 2
Environmental
Federation of
Oklahoma

3. THE 3 “E”S
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUITY
ECONOMICS

4. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF
SUSTAINABILIT Y
Management of Resources
Consumption of Resources
Related Effects
Transport
Air Quality

5. HOW TO CLEAN THE SHIRT
I had to Learn About:
Coffee
Shirts
Cleaning Chemicals

6. COFFEE STATISTICS
The U.S. drinks about 400
million cups of coffee per day.
Five million people in Brazil are
employed by Coffee Trade.
54% of Americans drink coffee
daily.
35% drink coffee black.
COFFEE
STATISTICS

7. SUSTAINABILIT Y ISSUES
Organic
Shade Grown
Fair Trade
Transport
Packaging

8. Non-organic coffee is one of
the most chemically treated
crops in the world.
Over the past 40 years, over
2/3 of rainforests in Central
America were cleared for
coffee farming.

9. SUSTAINABLE JOBS
Living Wages
National &
International Trade

10. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS
Market price to coffee farmers is 80
cents a pound.
Fair trade farmers receive $2.35 per
pound.
Workers paid living wage with safe
working conditions and no child labor.

11. TRADE STATISTICS
Fair trade in the U.S, organic and
shade grown coffee, represents
5% of coffee sold.
U.S. imports $4 Billion coffee
beans per year.
Brazil has $4 billion coffee
trees.
TRADE
STATISTICS

12. PACKAGING
Coffee
Coffee Makers
Recyclability, Composting, Durability,
& Responsibility
TRANSPORTATION
Farms to Groceries may include a
dozen steps.

13. ALL ABOUT SHIRTS
Lifestyles
Consumerism
Fair Trade
Trade Balance

14. CLOTHING STATISTICS
FASHION QUOTES
“The fashion wears out more
apperal than the man.”
 William Shakespeare
“Fashions, after all, are only
induced epidemics.”
 George Bernard Shaw
CLOTHING
STATISTICS
FA S H I O N
Q U OT E S

15. CONSUMERISM STATISTICS
8,000 apparel manufacturers in
the U.S. They generate about
$14 billion in revenue per year.
China controls ½ of the world.
Market estimated to be $315
billion per year.
CONSUMERISM
STATISTICS

16. CLEANING CHEMICALS
Stain removers – OxiClean, Shout
& vinegar
Solvents, surfactants & enzymes
High phosphates

17. ENERGY USE
$150/year to heat water for
laundry.
WASH
22 cents per load (cold) (cold)
89 cents per load (hot) (warm)
DRY
30 - 40 cents per load (electric)
15 – 20 cents per load (gas)

18. Michael Patton
The Metropolitan
Environmental Trust
MetRecycle.com
918-584-0584
RecycleMichael@yahoo.com
MetRecycle.com