We're in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and we're about to see a climate solution in the works and it has to do with our clothes fashion alone accounts for an estimated 10% of global carbon emissions a big part of that is the use and production of synthetic often petroleum based dyes here at Green Matters Natural Dye Company they make dyes from plants so why natural dyes it was really important to me to start offering a natural alternative to the toxic chemicals that are often being used to dye and finish fabric in the textile industry the majority of garments that Americans wear are produced in several different countries and have a large carbon footprint because they're being shipped all over the world to be manufactured our retail facing service allows people to send single garments in to be re-dyed for example this is a really old shirt so I could send it to you and then you could dye it a different color and it comes back to me and it's like a brand new shirt exactly what advice do you have for somebody who wants to cut their carbon footprint I think for people to start thinking about their clothing as an investment and making decisions to keep that garment in their wardrobe as long as possible through mending and connecting with other businesses in their community to help them do that Green Matters Dye Company is just one of many producers who are trying to slow down fashion in order to tackle climate change