New Trend: T-Shirts Made of Recycled Cotton
Recycled or treated cotton is much more sustainable than traditional cotton fabric. Even if organic cotton is grown without any artificial (chemical) fertilizers and pesticides, it needs a lot of water to grow and it needs energy when being harvested.
Cotton is the most used fabric in the fashion industry. A kilogramme of cotton needs, on average, 10 thousand liters of water globally.
T-Shirts Made of Recycled Cotton
Recycled cotton is a better opportunity as it is manufactured from used cotton thread thrown away during modelling and sewing or as cotton waste. Cotton is the most used fabric in the fashion industry. 1kg of cotton needs, on average, 10 000 liters of water globally.
A better alternative is recycled cotton produced from used cotton thread thrown away during modelling and sewing or as cotton waste after consumption. Recycled cotton is a better opportunity as it is produced from used cotton thread thrown away during modelling and sewing or as cotton waste.
Here are some brands that use recycled cotton for their collection:
- Toad&Co,
- Groceries Apparel,
- Alternative Apparel.
According to some estimates, 100 billion pieces of clothes are produced every year in the world and 65% of them end up in the waste within 12 months. As per the data from UN, fashion industry is responsible for 8-10% of the carbon dioxide emissions in the world. Only 1% of recycled clothes are upgraded in new clothes. Charity shops, textile banks and cycle schemes offered by retailers contribute to preserving the donated clothes in a good wearable condition.
