Waste Minimization Technique in Textile Industry
Mahima Nand
Asst. Editor in Textile Merchandising
Research Scholar in Sustainable fashion
National Institute of Fashion Technology
New Delhi – 110 016, India
Email: mahima.nand@nift.ac.in
Fabric Wastages:
Every year thousands of fabric material comes up with an alarming rate of pollution causing in landfills. In a scenario of just producing immensely and purchasing unwontedly, it becomes even more important to look at the after effects of wrong consumption or disposal of fabrics or products. On disposing, the materials trying to decompose some become successful and others end as a harmful deposit without being degraded.
A graph showing various fabric waste and their share in pollution is as following-
Dyeing Wastages:
Being an oxidative and active substance, Ozone has become an alternative for sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride, and hydrogen peroxide during bleaching applications making cotton fabrics and products colorless. When decomposed, these materials release toxic greenhouse gases and are also polluting the water bodies directly and indirectly. Due to the reason that Ozone does not cause the occurrence of waste materials when compared with chemicals. This raw dye less or reduced dyed wastage can be regenerated raw cotton from making recycles threads and dyed again for producing fabrics.
Using raw undyed fabric for producing garments. This is a very impactful concept to reduce dyed material wastage and making easier the recycled process of wastage. In fact, some international buyers are now willing to get over dyed garments to reduce dyed wastage from the environment.
Garment Wastages:
Simply waste is purchased raw materials those are subsequently not sold as a product. It is an unwanted material or substance; also treated as jhut, trash, rubbish etc. depending upon the type of materials. Many manufacturers of readymade garment industry accept waste as a normal cost of business. Waste could be explained easily by the following simple production flow diagram as follows-
Textile Waste Minimization:
William Epson said “Slowly the poison the whole blood streams fills. It is neither the effort nor the failure fires. The waste remains, the waste remains and kills. It is the poems you have lost, the ills from missing dates, at which the heart expires. Slowly the poison the whole blood stream fills. The waste remains, the waste remains and kills.”
Steps that can be taken to minimize textile wastages are as following-
The textile industry emits a lot of pollutants from each and every stage in the processing of fibers and fabrics. These pollutants include liquid effluent, solid waste, hazardous waste, emissions to air and noise pollution.
Waste minimization is important because it reduces operating costs; reduces end-of-pipe treatment, reduces the risk of liability; enhances public image; protects health and environment, improves process efficiency; and improves employee morale. It is important to investigate all aspects of reducing wastes and emissions from the textile industry, as not only will it result in improved environmental performance, but also substantial savings for the individual companies.
Conclusion:
First of all, we need to find out a solution to how we take the wastage into potential elements reducing harmful chemicals. Our main focus will be making recycled cotton from wastage fabric and garment which we cannot use to make garments or use. For that, we need to reduce dye as well as chemicals from the fabric at first. It’s very necessary for us to come forward to reduce wastage from our surroundings due to having environmental, health as well as economical benefits. We need to first raise awareness among all the stages of our society about the bad impacts of wastage the benefits of recycling the wastage. Then our companies will become forward to make a sustainable waste recycle management.
References:
[1] Pollution Research Group (1983) “A Guide for the Planning, Design and Implementation of Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Textile Industry. Part One: Closed Loop Treatment / Recycle System for Textile Sizing / desizing Effluents”. Water Research Commission, Pretoria, South Africa.
[2] SchoenbergerH (1994). “Reduction of Wastewater Pollution in the Textile Industry; Federal Agency for Environmental Protection”; Berlin, UBA-Texte3/94.
Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department of a Reputed University in Bangladesh. He has performed numerous Research Regarding Textile Engineering. He has also received two times “Research & Development Fellowship” from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh. For any further queries, please contact email at raju.uttara105@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.