Cotton’s Natural Biodegradability: Water
Discover why cotton is a sustainable choice. Cotton is a biodegradable, drought-tolerant crop and helps reduce plastic waste in our oceans. Check the label for cotton and help save our water.
Plastics and Biodegradability: Cotton Incorporated’s 12 Year Research Journey
As we recognize Plastic Free July and continue our efforts to reduce the use of plastic – and thus reduce the various damaging impacts on our environment, we wanted to take the opportunity for a broader look at the intersection of plastics and biodegradation. The...
Putting Cotton in the Right Context
On June 12, 2022 a New York Times article highlighted some of the difficulties and misconceptions of measuring environmental impacts in the fashion industry. Given Cotton Incorporated’s mission as a research organization, we’re encouraged to see discussion around...
Cotton Fiber Fragments and Water
There’s all this talk about microfibers—or fiber fragments, period—but what really happens when clothing, towels, and bedding shed fibers in the wash and enter into our waterways? Depending on the fiber, textiles can accumulate in waterways and break down at different...
Microfiber Animation
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