7 Major Fibers & Textiles In The World And Their Carbon Footprint
Ever considered how your clothes affect the environment? All clothes are made of fibers, but how we buy, wash and discard them makes all the difference. Unfortunately, about 3% to 6.7% of carbon emissions are caused by the irrational buying of clothes. Source We mostly overlook this elephant in the room because of easy a
Your tee-shirt’s bloody trail. Explained.
Delighted about the latest cotton t-shirt you bought? Here are three snippets of the t-shirt’s origin: Source Are you feeling as enthusiastic as before? No, right. The cotton industry poses huge downsides to the workers responsible for producing cotton. However, most of their cries go unheard. We’re here to change that. We would
500 years of textile, and how they’ve shaped fashion today
Our history with textiles started 34,000 years ago with the fibre material flax fibre. And it’s no secret that a lot has changed over the last 34,000 years. Source The last 500 years of the textile industry have been well-catalogued. The history of textiles tells us how the global apparel market rose to 1.5 trillion […]
Hemp Seed Industry – Market Size, Industry Landscape & Scope
Let’s take a look at the perceived hemp seed industry growth: Source Promising, right? The scenario isn’t much different in the Asia Pacific region. Source Thus, it’s clear the hemp market forecast appears promising and has potential. However, the market has witnessed stunted growth worldwide in recent times; thanks to the eco
Hemp Textile Industry: Global Market Size, Scope and Industry Landscape
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/nFumIdf3IHE For a quick hemp textile industry overview, let’s start with some numbers. But numbers can be confusing. So, here’s something even better. Source What do you see here? It’s the plain truth; hemp textiles are the second biggest category within the hemp indust
Hemp Plastics Industry – Market Size and Industry Landscape. Can It Replace Fossil-based plastics? If yes, how Much?Â
Can you imagine a life without plastics? Perhaps not. Everything is made of plastic; from stuff on WHO’s model list of essential equipment – plastic-based surgical masks and respirators – to the device you’re reading this on. Source: American Chemistry Council, the National Association for PET Container Resources,
How Does Hemp Plant Sequester Carbon?
Before anything, a word on carbon taxes. Source Right, the UN is being vocal about the need for carbon-karma-accountability. We are in a time when carbon taxation or carbon pricing is used as a mitigation strategy to avoid a climate catastrophe. Is this anything new? Perhaps not, because the term has been in and out […]
Hemp Textile Market, Growth, Outlook and Other Trends
Hemp: A natural fiber made from the Cannabis sativa plant is increasingly being used in fashion as a substitute for synthetic fibers. This is because biodegradable hemp is seen as a more sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic fibers and to cotton, which has been the standard in the industry. Yet with the growing concern over [&
No till, Hemp Farming CBD, Grain & Fiber with Steve Groff (Episode 20)
Learn best practices for healthy soil and better oil with Steve Groff of Cedar Meadow Farm.   Audio/Podcast Link: https://anchor.fm/hempfoundation/episodes/No-till–Hemp-Farming-CBD–Grain–Fiber-with-Steve-Groff-Episode-20-e1kpj2p About the Speaker Steve Groff and his family farm 200 acres of cover crops for seed, pump
What’s In The Production of Quality Organic CBD & CBG? – Featuring President of Kentucky Heritage Hemp – Alice Peterson (Episode 19)
Alice is an exceptional leader in the hemp space with Kentucky Heritage Hemp. KHH has gone above and beyond to lead the industry with top notch and quality CBD for brands such as Charlotte’s Web. Listen in as we learn more about regenerative agriculture and what it takes to lead with stellar and respectable business […]
