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Is made of fibers that can be woen together to make cloth.
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2
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Is the most pesticide intensive crop in the world.
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3
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The average lifetime of a piece of clothing is only about ___ years.
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4
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Most recycling firms are ____ businesses.
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5
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Use old socks to make new childrens' _____.
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7
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What is the number of pounds of clothing, shoes and other household textiles that the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American throws away each year.
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8
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This type of fiber comes from cotton or silk.
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9
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It takes takes 1/3 pound of pesticides to make ___ t-shirts.
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10
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When textiles can't be re-purposed they can be turned into these.
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11
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Disposing of textiles in landfills produce ______ which pollute the environment.
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12
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The percentage of used textiles that can be recycled.
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13
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The manufacturing of ___ emits nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas with a carbon footprint 310 times that of carbon dioxide.
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14
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Recycling firms contribute to the revenue base of federal, state and local governments.
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18
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It takes significantly ____ energy to produce products from Recycled textiles than it does from raw materials.
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