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WHAT IS ORGANIC COTTON?
Reusing 1lbof cottonprevent
the emission
7lbsof cardon dioxide.
Thats likedriving
your carfor 7 miles.
Over
700gal.of water are
used tomanufacture
a singlecotton T-shirt.
1/3lbsof pesticides and
herbicides are
used to growthe cotton for
just oneT-shirt.
According to
theWorldBank
17-20%industrialwaterpollution isduetotextile dyeing
andtreatment.
1 blof cotton(500 lbs)
is enough toto produce
1,217mens T-shirts.
If all
300 mAmericans reusedjust one T-shirt
wed save:210 billion gal
water1 million
pounds of CO2.
OUT OF THE CLOSET
cotton revealed
Helps combatclimate 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.
100
200
300
400cording to EPA 13.1lion tons of textiles trashed each
year
d only 15 % - 2 mns are recovered foruse or recycling.
Nearly
f of us still trash perfecltyusable textiles.
11.1 million
0
100
300
400
300
400
Textile waste
No syntheticpesticides.
Preserving theprecious water.
Fair pricesfor farmers.
Organic Matters
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Organic farms
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Less energy
and water use.
Growing organic
cotton producesup to 94%less greenhousegass emissions.
Farming methods
lock carbondioxide intothe soil.
High energyand water use.
High levels of
CO2are releasedinto the atmosphere.
77 million cotton workers sufer poisoningfrom pesticides each
year. 83% ofmanufactured nitrogen fertilisers usedon crops end up
in the environment.
Hazardous pesticides are banned in organiccotton production make
it safer for growers.
Organic cottonis grown alongsidefood which feeds
the farmers.
Pesti
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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
2
million
Farmers are freeto save seeds and
choose whatthey grow.
Non-organic farms
Cottonis usuallygrown as amonocrop
destroyingsoil quality.Farmers are locked
into costly contracts.
95% of cottonseeds market is controlledby GM giant Monsanto.
Organic cottonvsIndustrial cotton
Industrial cotton is considered to be theworlds dirtiest crop.
The heavy use ofinsecticides is dangerous to animals andhumans. In
organic farming the costs aremuch lower than industrial farming.
Organicfabrics do not release dangerous fumes.
Soil is nurtured.
