Promotions body Cotton Australia has begun what it called a ground-breaking trial to return cotton textile waste to cotton fields. It launched the trial at a cotton farm in Goondiwindi, Queensland, on June 16.

Cotton Australia explained that it wanted to test the potential of shredded cotton products to offer benefits to cotton soil health, while also providing a solution to the problem of textile waste. Its partners for the project include a specialist circular-economy consultancy called Coreo and the Queensland Government. Soil scientist Dr Oliver Knox, who, with the support of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, runs a research platform called The Cotton Hub at the University of New England, is also involved.

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