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Benefits of
Organic Cotton
Excerpt from Treehugger:
Organic cotton is the version of its conventional counterpart
grown without pesticides, herbicides,
insecticides, chemical fertilizers or any other chemicals, and that makes it
hugely different, especially considering that cotton
(organic or otherwise) provides about half of all the
world's fiber needs. Conventional
cotton is one of the most chemically-dependent crops,
sucking up 10% of all agricultural chemicals and 25%
of insecticides on 3% of our arable land; that's more than any other crop per
unit. That adds up to 1/3 of a pound
of chemicals to produce enough cotton for a t-shirt, and 3/4 of a pound
for a pair of jeans. And that's just not bad for the
planet; 20,000 deaths occur each
year from pesticide poisoning in developing countries,
many of these from cotton farming, according to the World Health Organization
(WHO).
Read
the full article on Treehugger and the great discussion
that follows in the comments.
We're making a move at 302designs
towards an entire organic collection. Be on the lookout
for the organic logo and the below image on products
that are made from organic cotton. We're trying to be
a part of the change we want to see in the world.
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