cotton waste

Mill floor remnants

Cotton waste is the fibers, lint, and scraps left over from textile manufacturing—what remains after spinning, weaving, or processing raw cotton.

These remnants are collected and repurposed for industrial wiping cloths, stuffing, or recycled into lower-grade products: The machine shop kept bins of cotton waste for cleaning oil spills.

Related
  • lintLoose textile fibers
  • fiberPlant-based digestive aid
  • scrapsSmall remaining pieces
  • ragsTorn cloth pieces
  • textileMaterial from woven fibers

mill · spinning · fluff · batting · wiping · absorbent · cleaning · threads · remnants · sweepings · carding · fuzzy · dusty · recycled · industrial · bales · wadding · stuffing

Opposites
material quality/usability

cotton wastecotton cloth

Textile from a plant

fine cotton · cotton fabric · cotton yarn · Egyptian cotton · cotton thread

production stage

cotton wasteraw cotton

Unprocessed textile fiber

cotton boll · cotton bale · cotton lint

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G