Select the sentence from the text that best supports the conclusion that the clothing
manufacturers have not been operating in an ecologically sustainable way.
"A wide array of natural fibers-some old, some new-have become
A increasingly popular with consumers and manufacturers, including wool,
silk, Jute, corn, flax, and soy."
"Consider that Americans threw away an estimated 13.1 million pounds of
B clothing and textiles in 2010, or 5.3% of all solid wastes that made it into U.S.
landfills that year (according to the EPA)."
"One clothing company recycles plastic soda bottles and makes them into
winter parkas."
"Cotton is a very water-intensive crop that is typically grown with heavy
application of insecticides; in fact, cotton accounts for more Insecticide use
than any other single crop in the world."