Simply Science: cotton’s decomposition
Gearing up for spring cleaning? Before you dive head first into closet clean-ups, take a moment to consider what happens to clothes after we purge them. The average American disposes 81 pounds of textiles each year, according to the Secondary Materials and Recycled...
From Footprint to Handprint: Fashion Sustainability
It’s a common fashion habit these days. You feel bored with your closet and run out to buy something quick and inexpensive to refresh your wardrobe. It’s not the highest quality item, which you wouldn’t expect for the price, so you wear it a few times before tossing...
There’s a Good C.H.A.P (Meet the Cotton Picker of the...
Above: Cotton Incorporated’s Dr. Ed Barnes demonstrates a cotton harvest autonomous prototype. C.H.A.P., or Cotton Harvest Autonomous Prototype, may well be the next generation of cotton field harvester – and more. A project currently underway by Cotton...