Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Water Management in Cotton Producing Countries
Cotton uses one thousand 931 leters of blue water per kilogram of lent. For every tea, shirt and pair of jeans produced, it requires a lot of water. The environmental impact varies greatly depending on the country in which the cotton is grown. Our thanks to journalist and researcher elizabeth l klyne.
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