Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles

ISBN: 9780081028674 出版年：2019 页码：392 Woodhead Publishing_RM

Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles combines the latest academic research and industrial practices to shed light on a wide range of activities that influence how the textiles industry affects the natural environment. Pressure from regulators, customers and other stakeholders has pressed companies to translate general sustainability concepts and ideas into business practices. This is leading to improvements in how the industry consumes water, electricity and chemicals, and to a reduction in the amount of waste generated by textile processes. This book groups approaches to these topics under four themes, fiber, yarn and fabric production, chemical processing, garment manufacturing and recycling. Addresses sustainability challenges that occur throughout the supply chain, from the sourcing of raw materials, to recycling finished productsProvides introductions to sustainability鈥攂oth in general and within the textiles industry鈥攎aking this topic accessible for readers of all backgroundsCompares the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to sustainability, helping readers avoid pitfalls when devising their own strategies