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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 48 points 6 months ago

Growing cattle has also had a massive impact on the environment. And you often need more land for animal based materials because you both need land for the animals and the land to grow food for the animals. With cotton at least you just need land for the cotton.

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 months ago

I dare you to travel to Uzbekistan and see for yourself what's needed to grow cotton for the whole region.

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 11 points 6 months ago

Then maybe not cotton and instead hemp

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

I know nothing about growing hemp, but it sounds like what a stoner would say

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 10 points 6 months ago

It is more resource and space efficient than cotton, and can grow in a wide variety of climates. It grows kind of like, idk, a weed. It can be made into comfortable textiles and used in the same application are cotton. Robust plant. The difference between hemp and cannabis is the THC content.