WHAT IS ORGANIC COTTON?

Reusing 1lb
of cotton
prevent
the emission
7 lbs
of cardon dioxide.
Thats like
driving
your car
for 7 miles.
Over
700 gal.
of water are
used to
manufacture
a single
cotton T-shirt.
1/3 lbs
of pesticides and
herbicides are
used to grow
the cotton for
just one
T-shirt.
According to
the World Bank
17-20%
industrial water
pollution is due
to textile dyeing
and treatment.
1 bl
of cotton
(500 lbs)
is enough to
to produce
1,217
mens T-shirts.
If all
300 m
Americans reused
just one T-shirt
wed save:
210 billion gal
water
1 million
pounds of CO2.
OUT OF THE CLOSET
cotton revealed
Helps combat
climate change.
Pure, Natural and Soft
WHAT IS ORGANIC
COTTON?
Organic cotton is sustainably grown
without the use of GMO seeds and
synthetic pesticides. Organic cotton
farming lowers the ecological impact
on the environment.
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According to EPA 13.1
milion tons of textiles
are trashed each year
and only 15 % - 2 m
tons are recovered for
reuse or recycling. Nearly
half of us still trash perfeclty
reusable textiles.
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No synthetic
pesticides.
Preserving the
precious water.
Fair prices
for farmers.
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Less energy
and water use.
Growing organic
cotton produces
up to 94%
less greenhouse
gass emissions.
Farming methods
lock carbon
dioxide into
the soil.
High energy
and water use.
High levels of
CO2 are released
into the atmosphere.
77 million cotton workers sufer poisoning
from pesticides each year. 83% of
manufactured nitrogen fertilisers used
on crops end up in the environment.
Hazardous pesticides are banned in organic
cotton production make it safer for growers.
Organic cotton
is grown alongside
food which feeds
the farmers.
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CITATION: Organic Cotton Facts. - Organic Trade Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014., Organic Cotton Facts. - Organic Trade Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014., http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_1014.cfm
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Farmers are free
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choose what
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Non-organic farms
Cotton is usually
grown as amonocrop
destroying
soil quality.
Farmers are locked
into costly contracts.
95% of cotton
seeds market is controlled
by GM giant Monsanto.
Organic cotton vs Industrial cotton
Industrial cotton is considered to be the
worlds dirtiest crop. The heavy use of
insecticides is dangerous to animals and
humans. In organic farming the costs are
much lower than industrial farming. Organic
fabrics do not release dangerous fumes.
Soil is nurtured.