Originally Posted by quilticing
Dream Cotton Company has a lightweight batting called Dream Green made from recycled bottles. It's light green in color so wouldn't use it under a bright white fabric.
I would think this is a much more desirable alternative for "green" batting then bamboo (and not just because of the color). It is my understanding that the chemicals used to process bamboo into batting and fabric are really not all that green.
In fact a quick internet search reveals this:
"Because of the potential health risks and damage to the environment surrounding the manufacturing facilities, textile manufacturing processes for bamboo or other regenerated fibers using hydrolysis alkalization with multi-phase bleaching are not considered sustainable or environmentally supportable."
from:
http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_...-facts-be.html
I agree with others who have posted making a quilt from recycled clothing is probably much "greener" then any alternatives.