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For more than 5,000 years, fibers from the cotton plant have been used to produce textiles. To grow one kilo of cotton, between 10,000 and 30,000 liters of water are used. Often cotton is grown in ari...
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For more than 5,000 years, fibers from the cotton plant have been used to produce textiles. To grow one kilo of cotton, between 10,000 and 30,000 liters of water are used. Often cotton is grown in arid regions using irrigation. This is a bale of organic cotton weighing 300 kg. Though no chemicals were used, the volume of water consumed is the same. Even if environmentally friendly alternatives are available, overconsumption is still a major problem.
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