cotton waste

noun

1. refuse cotton yarn, esp when used as a cleaning material

Example Sentences

Renewcell produces a textile pulp made from cotton waste recycled in a chemical process, and is branded as Circulose.

From Reuters

Uniqlo has expanded its AIRism line using super-fine, smooth fibers made from polyester and cupro, which is made from cotton waste, that it says dry quickly and feel cool.

From Reuters

Large bales of cotton waste are dumped on conveyor belts, shredded, and then broken down into a wet slurry, with the help of chemicals.

From Seattle Times

Around 163,000 metric tons of low-value cotton waste, ripe for chemical recycling, flows annually out of six Western European countries, according to a recent study by Fashion for Good.

From Seattle Times

Renewcell’s founding researchers, Mikael Lindstrom and Gunnar Henriksson at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, first developed the technology to process cotton waste in 2012.

From Seattle Times