Surprising Materials That Can Be Reused for Clothes
One of the world’s biggest polluters is the fashion industry. Every year, the sector produces around 92 million tonnes of textile waste — a number that is expected to balloon …
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Textile Recycling: Importance, Methods and Technologies
Imagine a number “10000000000”. Can you imagine it? If you can, just remember it, I will tell you about it later. Around 20% of wastewater is produced by fashion industry. …
Sustainable Applications of Geotextiles in Civil Engineering
What is Geotextile? Geotextiles are permeable textile materials and can be woven, nonwoven, or knitted. It’s a member of a larger family called Geosynthetics. Geotextile is one of the first …
Carbon Footprint in the Textile and Apparel Industry
What is Carbon Footprint? Carbon footprint is a tool developed by the ADEME (the French Environment and Energy Management Agency) which measures the greenhouse gas emissions of a product. The …
Challenges in Sustainable Textile Recycling
Reuse of products at the end of use is crucial to becoming circular and can be done by extending the life of a product or recycling it. Extending the life …
Fabric Made with Milk: An Ecological Revolution
Fabric made with milk: Milk or Casein fiber has been around for almost a century but has recognized as ecological material. After learning about traditional production methods for this textile, …