What do oranges, coffee grounds and seaweed have in common? They outshine cotton in sustainable fashion
- Written by: Rajkishore Nayak, Associate Professor , RMIT University Vietnam
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The average cotton shirt produces 2.1 kilograms of carbon dioxide – but a polyester shirt produces over twice as much (5.5 kilograms). It might come as no surprise that the fashion industry is responsible for around 5% of global CO₂ emissions.
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