COTTON HAS GREAT UTILITY AS A FABRIC WITH HIGH ABSORBENCY
The BAD
IT TAKES 2K LITERS OF FRESH WATER TO MAKE 1 PAIR OF BOXER SHORTS
IT TAKES 1/2 LB OF FERTILIZER TO GROW 1 POUND OF COTTON FIBER
2.8% OF ALL AERABLE LAND IS USED FOR COTTON MONOCROPPING
40% OF VIRGIN COTTON FIBER IS LOST IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
24% OF THE GLOBAL USE OF PESTICIDES IS FOR COTTON FARMING
The UGLY
HARVESTING IN MANY PLACES IS STILL PERFORMED BY LOCAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
DIVERSION OF WATER FOR COTTON PRODUCTION HAS DESTROYED ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS
COTTON PRODUCTION USES FRESH WATER SOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR PEOPLE
THE 40% OF PRODUCTION WASTE ENDS UP MOSTLY IN LANDFILLS AND IN THE WATERSHED
POST CONSUMER RECYCLING IS AMBITIOUS BUT ONLY 1% OF PRODUCT ACTUALLY BECOMES NEW FABRIC
GEOGRAPHY IS AN ISSUE
WHY IS THE US SHIPPING COTTON FIBER GROWN DOMESTICALLY TO FOREIGN MAKETS TO BE PRODUCED INTO GOODS THAT ARE CONSUMED INTHE UNITED STATES?
MOVING PROBLEMS AROUND
CONTAINERING AND SHIPPING RAW COTTON FIBER FROM US AND OTHER MARKETS TO LARGE TEXTILE PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO MASSIVE CARBON RELEASE.
THE US TEXTILE INDUSTRY
MOST OF THE US TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS GONE WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT DOMESTIC COTTON FIBER OVERSEAS. THIS WORK SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES OR AT MINIMUM TO USMCA COUNTRIES.
BRING PRODUCTION HOME
USING RECENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING EARMARKED FOR ECO INDUSTRY & SOLUTIONS, FOREIGN FIRMS WITH BIG US DOMESTIC RETAIL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE OFFERED INCENTIVE TO RELOCATE & REBUILD US COTTON FABRIC PRODUCTION
KEEP SCROLLING
APPAREL & FASHION USES 63% OF ALL PRODUCED COTTON
63% APPAREL
29% HOME DECOR
8% INDUSTRY
APPAREL
the ecotton process
COTTON WASTE IS COLLECTED FROM MULTIPLE INDUSTRY SOURCES
COTTON WASTE IS SORTED INTO 17 DIFFERENT FIBER TYPES TO BE USED IN VARYING APPLICATIONS.
FIBERS ARE “OPENED” USING THE PATENTED ECOTTON SYSTEM
FIBERS ARE “CARDED” AND “SLIVERED” INTO WORKABLE AND PREMIUM LENGTH FIBERS
VIRGIN FIBERS ARE PURE WHITE AND SPUN INTO COTTON YARN READY FOR PRODUCTION USE
FINISHED GOODS LIKE TEES AND TOWELS ARE IDENTICAL TO 100% VIRGIN COTTON PRODUCTS
the ecotton bottom line
BOTTOM LINE. MY T-SHIRT AND HIS TOWEL YESTERDAY WAS COTTON TRASH. TODAY IT’S BRAND NEW PERFECT TEXTILES MADE FROM 100% PRECYCLED COTTON FIBER. IT’S AS GREEN AS YOU CAN GET.
PATENTED SCIENCE THAT WORKS
A STRONG SET OF INTERLOCKING PATENTS IN THE US AND ASIA ARE THE BASIS OF THESE SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE COTTON FIBER PRECYCLING POSSIBLE
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