Synthetic dyes. They’re everywhere. It’s hard to make it through a day without spotting synthetic dyes. They’re in almost every piece of clothing today. People like synthetic dyes because they provide more artificial color to brighten your clothes. But for every good thing there is something bad. The bad thing about dyes is it pollutes our Earth. Most old, unused dyes end up being poured into rivers. From there fish and other underwater life forms are harmed after they swallow the pollutive dyes are found everyday in textile manufacturing. Yet the manufacturers still aren’t wise enough to not pour them into the water. There is a saying in China that says, You can tell what color is in in America by looking at the rivers.’ In the olden days, clothes were made with all natural dyes, therefore they were plain, bland colors. Was that bad? No. Nobody cared, because they didn’t know their clothes could possibly be different colors. But people express their personalities by the kind of clothes they wear and what color their clothes are. It is one way of telling people who you are without actually talking. It gives people a sense of freedom. There are two sides to this, but one choice. Choose what you think is right.
Point of Views
Synthetic dye manufacturers may be affected by this topic. If people are trying to eliminate dyes, they could go out of business. If they go out of buisness, then
Another point of view might be consumers. They may be affected by this because dyes can soak into their skin. They might also want to be aware of what they are wearing to see of it is bad for the environment or not. Some people like to be aware of what they are paying for to make sure it is a good product that they will be proud of wearing.
Fish can also be affected by this topic. They are affected when left over dyes are poured into the rivers. From there dyes get soaked up by the fish’s skin where they are scared for life. These dyes are a common style today but they are polluting our vacation spots and fishy friends.
Our Opinions
My opinion is that synthetic dyes are good to an extent. They are cheaper therefore easier to produce. They also make clothes brighter and nicer. Unfortunately whenever a piece of clothing is made it pollutes the water as well as air because of the factories’ machinery. I wish that there was a better way to get more color but make less pollution.
- OT
At first when I was assigned the dyes topic, I was very careless and clueless about it. Now that I have done further research on synthetic dyes, I have started to realize how bad they are for our planet. First of all, all of the leftover, unused dyes are poured into the rivers, polluting them. The second reason that these dyes are bad for the planet is that they can absorb into fish skin leaving them scarred for life. But not only are they bad for the fish, they are bad for us humans too. Whenever we wear a piece of clothing that has synthetic dyes in it, the dyes can absorb into our skins. There are many reasons why I think that we should eliminate synthetic dyes from our daily life..
- JR
I think synthetic dyes are good in the way that they are cheaper to produce, brighter, and gives you a choice on what to wear. It lets you be out there and say who you are without talking, just by the clothes and colors that you wear. But it also pollutes the Earth by polluting the rivers, so it’s a hard thing to have a straight opinion on. If we could somehow stop people from pouring the old and unused dyes into rivers, which is what they are doing to pollute the Earth, then in my opinion would be that it is a good thing.
- CW
I think that people should be more aware of the way natural and synthetic dyes affect humans. While synthetic dyes are bad for the environment, they can also harm humans. Some people dye things at home and don’t take precaution and can end up getting hurt. Natural dyes are better for the environment, and it is safer to use. I like having many different kinds of colors to wear because it can show many different things about yourself. If people could learn not to put the bad dyes in the ocean, then that could help out our environment a lot and we can still be able to express ourselves, without it being bad for the earth.
- KK
Point of Views
Synthetic dye manufacturers may be affected by this topic. If people are trying to eliminate dyes, they could go out of business. If they go out of buisness, then
Another point of view might be consumers. They may be affected by this because dyes can soak into their skin. They might also want to be aware of what they are wearing to see of it is bad for the environment or not. Some people like to be aware of what they are paying for to make sure it is a good product that they will be proud of wearing.
Fish can also be affected by this topic. They are affected when left over dyes are poured into the rivers. From there dyes get soaked up by the fish’s skin where they are scared for life. These dyes are a common style today but they are polluting our vacation spots and fishy friends.
Our Opinions
My opinion is that synthetic dyes are good to an extent. They are cheaper therefore easier to produce. They also make clothes brighter and nicer. Unfortunately whenever a piece of clothing is made it pollutes the water as well as air because of the factories’ machinery. I wish that there was a better way to get more color but make less pollution.
- OT
At first when I was assigned the dyes topic, I was very careless and clueless about it. Now that I have done further research on synthetic dyes, I have started to realize how bad they are for our planet. First of all, all of the leftover, unused dyes are poured into the rivers, polluting them. The second reason that these dyes are bad for the planet is that they can absorb into fish skin leaving them scarred for life. But not only are they bad for the fish, they are bad for us humans too. Whenever we wear a piece of clothing that has synthetic dyes in it, the dyes can absorb into our skins. There are many reasons why I think that we should eliminate synthetic dyes from our daily life..
- JR
I think synthetic dyes are good in the way that they are cheaper to produce, brighter, and gives you a choice on what to wear. It lets you be out there and say who you are without talking, just by the clothes and colors that you wear. But it also pollutes the Earth by polluting the rivers, so it’s a hard thing to have a straight opinion on. If we could somehow stop people from pouring the old and unused dyes into rivers, which is what they are doing to pollute the Earth, then in my opinion would be that it is a good thing.
- CW
I think that people should be more aware of the way natural and synthetic dyes affect humans. While synthetic dyes are bad for the environment, they can also harm humans. Some people dye things at home and don’t take precaution and can end up getting hurt. Natural dyes are better for the environment, and it is safer to use. I like having many different kinds of colors to wear because it can show many different things about yourself. If people could learn not to put the bad dyes in the ocean, then that could help out our environment a lot and we can still be able to express ourselves, without it being bad for the earth.
- KK