Recycled cotton is created from pre-consumer fibers and clippings that are collected after the cut and sew process, so new pieces that would otherwise be discarded get a second life. Our fibers are OKEO-TEX Certified. Environmental benefits to using recycled cotton are: + reduction in incinerator and landfill use, but reprocessing pre-consumer textile waste. + recycled cotton fibers for yarn spinning require no new dyeing, saving water and adding no new pollutants. + the simplified manufacturing process reduces energy and resource use. + recycled cotton requires no land use, intensive water irrigation, and no new fertilizers or pesticides.