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Making the case for increasing cotton demand: Polyester's contribution to microplastic contamination in the environment and our bodies
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Drs. Jesse Daystar (Chief Sustainability Officer, Cotton Inc.) and Richard Venditti (Professor, Dept. of Forest Biomaterials at NC State) join host Camp Hand (University of Georgia) to discuss plastic leakage, particularly as it pertains to microplastic contamination in the environment and our bodies. Conversations revolve around the sustainability of cotton and how polyester is the main source of microplastic contamination around the world. For those wanting additional resources, those can be found below:
Cotton Today - https://cottontoday.cottoninc.com/
Cotton and Coffee: Sustainability Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu2z8h2OQg
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