Why we should be buying second-hand cotton over first-hand cotton - and yes that includes "Organic Cotton"!
1. CHEMICAL USE
Cotton production uses 6% of the world’s pesticides and 16% of insecticides, more than any other crop. These are harmful to soil, release greenhouse gases and pollute drinking water
2. WATER CONSUMPTION
It takes 2700 litres of water to make a single cotton t-shirt. That’s right, it takes over 5000 bottles of water to produce a single item of clothing.
3. EMISSIONS
The production of cotton contributes to climate change by releasing 220 million tonnes of greenhouse gases a year. 1 tonne of CO2 is equivalent to 500 fire extinguishers, imagine a room of those 220 million times.
4. HUMAN RIGHTS
71% of all child labour is found in agriculture, especially in cotton crops.
REFERENCE: https://www.projectcece.co.uk/blog/445/is-cotton-bad-for-the-environment-the-no-fluff-truth/
