Each travel, duffle, shopping and computer bag that hits the stores adds to the ongoing use of synthetic fibers, environmental pollution and waste. The reality is that it doesn’t have to be that way.

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PARIS — Turns out that fashion's baddest, coolest, most rock 'n' roll fabric — denim — has a do-good side, too. Bluejeans made from cotton bought from impoverished African growers at above the market ...