There you are, headed down the driveway, dragging garbage cans overflowing with holiday wrapping paper, cardboard, Styrofoam, those impenetrable clamshell containers, bubble wrap — not to mention the wires and adhesives that kept Barbie’s hair in place.

Socially responsible kids can go green and still make a fashion statement. With back-to-school clothing made from natural or organic fibers and manufactured using fair-labor and -trade practices, today’s hottest looks allow students to wear their globally conscious hearts on their sleeves, literally.