Cotton fibers, recycled
2.2
Description
The textiles are separated according to their color, cut, shredded to obtain fibres of ca 15 mm. This process replaces cultivation, ginning/scutching and bleaching at the start of the production chain. Spinning, weaving and further processing are applied in the same way as in the traditional textile industry, with the exception that the coloring of the textile is not necessary. Fibre loss in this process is 4%.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 0.6 | |
| Eutrophication | 1.0 | |
| Water Scarcity | 4.2e-2 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 0.6 | |
| Chemistry |
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: Quantis. World Apparel and Footwear Life Cycle Assessment Database (WALDB), version 2.0, 2018.
- Last Publication or Review date: 2018
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Quantis
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Good | 10% to 20% | 2 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Good | The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 2 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.75 | ||