• Bamboo
is accepted as the fastest growing woody plant in the world since it can yield
20 times more timber than trees planted in the same area
• Bamboo
does not need irrigation and rarely needs pesticides, unlike conventionally
grown cotton, which requires both in abundance.
• Bamboo
can be harvested without destroying the plant, leaving the root systems intact
so it can regenerate without replanting.
• In
comparison to bamboo, harvesting organic cotton requires the decimation of the
entire crop causing bare soils to bake in the sun and release carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere