Organic Cotton
One of the most polluting industries in the world is the conventional cotton industry. Conventionally grown cotton uses huge quantities of chemicals and fertilizers. As an example, it is estimated that 50% of all pesticide used in India is sprayed on the cotton fields. This has a dramatic negative effect on the environment and to the health of farm labourers who are exposed to the chemicals.
Cotton can however be successfully grown without pesticides by enrolling the help of insects and fungi that attack the cotton pests. That´s how organic cotton is made.
To read more about organic cotton, check out Thorunn´s blog about the subject on the fafu blog.