We have all had to get rid of clothes in the past by either giving them away, selling them, or …throwing them away. Our desire for new clothing styles creates waste in our landfills unless we find another way to reuse our old clothing. Margo Roth, founder of Jemfruit which is a small business in Michigan that sells low sugar natural fruit spreads and nuts, came up with bibs for adults, coined ‘Dirt Shirts‘, made out of used shirts and dresses.
Margo Roth started out selling bibs for babies but she kept having customers ask about bibs for adults. In her words, “I passed the comments off as a jest until a deeper conversation with a client revealed a need. She expressed a desire for ‘an adult bib that did not look like a bib’ for her Mom who was currently having to use ‘institutional looking bibs’.”
The Jemfruit website recommends their “Dirt Shirts” to disabled persons, elderly, commuters who eat while driving, messy eaters, and artists. I fall in a couple of those categories and I can honestly say that I would much rather be seen wearing one of these Dirt Shirts rather than a plastic or other kind of wasteful bib. If I am wearing a bib, I don’t necessarily want the world to know it, but I also don’t want to mess up my clothing.
These Dirt Shirts come in a variety of colors, patterns, and sizes so there is a Dirt Shirt for everyone. It is exciting to see innovative ideas for recycling and reusing that make our lives more sustainable.
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good article! and a brilliant idea on how to turn used clothings into another functional item.