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> There is also the water consumption. One cotton t-shirt uses more than 2000 litres of water. That's about a month's worth of daily showers. It wouldn't be too
by himinlomax 5y ago
> There is also the water consumption. One cotton t-shirt uses more than 2000 litres of water. That's about a month's worth of daily showers. It wouldn't be too bad if the garment would last 10+ years, but they don't.
What does that even mean? Does the water just disappear?
- jonplackett 5y agoNo but it had to be turned into fresh water suitable for use which uses energy and also can’t be used by someone else. There are water shortages all over the place.
- himinlomax 5y agoWell those areas with low water shouldn't be used to grow cotton, like almonds shouldn't be grown in water-poor California to make vegan milk ersatz. Instead, cattle adapted to grazing in those arid areas could be a better and more environmentally friendly use of the land.
- moritzwarhier 5y agoToo bad that the incentives given by a capitalist trade system don't really care about that. Without regulation, the environment or the health of expendable humans can, will be and is exploited to the maximum.
- jakub_g 5y agoAt Aral Sea, it literally disappeared, yeah (due to poor engineering in Soviet times to irrigate cotton fields) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea