Is poly cotton biodegradable?
Is a polyester-cotton blend biodegradable? Additionally, can polyester-cotton fabrics be recycled or reused?
3 Answers
Feb 17, 2025
Cotton degrades faster than polyester. Fabrics can be reused as well as recycled. Reuse is often less wasteful than recycling.
A few re-uses for cotton polly fabric:
Cut into strips and braided to make a rug.
Quilt
Nice bits of old sheets can make good napkins and/or place-mats
Work rags
Insulation
An interesting experiment that will demonstrate to you how much poly is in your fabric and how much more durable it is in terms of not degrading is to take a small square, perhaps one inch by one inch, put it into a jar with a cup of chlorine bleach, and let it sit for a week or two. The bleach will eat away the cotton and leave a perfect mesh of the poly. It’s a great experiment for the classroom as you can use different fabrics and compare results.
Feb 21, 2025
Cotton is biodegradable but polyester less so, so a poly cotton blend would take a long time to decompose
Check out this study at
http://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/Volume5/5-4-6Fre…
The good news is that these fabrics can be reused or recycled. You can find some good information here at http://www.grownyc.org/clothing
Hope this is helpful
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