| With an increasing demand for sustainable and | | | | ability in fish and wildlife. |
| renewable resources to help fight the effects of global | | | | • Bamboo’s complex root system actually |
| warming we begin to look at products that produce | | | | improves the soil and helps prevent erosion. Its dense |
| positive outcomes for the environment. Did you | | | | covering on the forest floor helps to shield harmful UV |
| know that bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the | | | | rays and improves agriculture for years to come. |
| planet and can produce 35% more oxygen than a | | | | Because cotton needs to be spaced out when planted |
| stand of trees? Besides being an extremely strong | | | | it allows the soil to bake and oxidize releasing carbon |
| and durable material, bamboo also has the versatility to | | | | into the atmosphere and decreasing soil fertility. |
| produce many different types of products that can | | | | • Bamboo fibers are biodegradable unlike |
| improve the planet. | | | | synthetic cotton fibers that have been sprayed with |
| Bamboo apparel is one of the fastest growing | | | | formaldehyde added to make fabrics wrinkle or flame |
| industries right now because of the harmful effects of | | | | resistant. |
| wearing chemically produced cottons. Bamboo | | | | • Bamboo is naturally anti-microbial, soft, |
| clothing is particularly good for the environment | | | | durable and is good for your skin. Cotton holds |
| because of its natural ability to regenerate without | | | | moisture in to the fabric which can cause bacteria to |
| harmful chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers. The | | | | grow and is treated with chemicals that can irritate the |
| chemicals used to grow cotton have been linked to | | | | skin. |
| ground water contamination and in the pollution of | | | | You wouldn’t knowingly eat formaldehyde so why |
| drinking water. | | | | would you put it on your body? Apparel is just one |
| Bamboo vs. Cotton | | | | of the many superior products being produced by |
| • Bamboo is a renewable resource that | | | | bamboo today and sold through both retail and |
| doesn’t require any harmful chemicals to grow. | | | | wholesale bamboo suppliers. The environmental |
| Cotton is the most intensely sprayed crops in the | | | | benefits of bamboo continue to help fight the war on |
| world. The chemicals used to spray these crops | | | | global warming and damaging pollution. |
| have been linked to death and loss of reproductive | | | | |