Canada Olympic duds are eco-friendly
Summer Olympics aren't really our strongest suit up here in the frozen north - you try jumping hurdles with a hockey stick in your hand - but at least our athletes will have serious green cred in Beijing this summer.
Hudson's Bay Company, the storied Canadian retailer (now owned by a US company), has announced that the design for the Canadian team uniforms will be ultra-eco this year. Apart from the usual stretchy breathability associated with athletic clothes, the apparel will be made from natural, renewable materials like bamboo and organic cotton. Nothing like the comfort of a pair of bamboo pants, eh?
In what looks like a nod to Beijing's notorious smog, the outfits will also include a polyester item called a b-tube, which can work as hair cover, head band or face mask.
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