Textile Industry's Environmental Effects and Approaching Cleaner Production and Sustainability: an Overview

Abstract

The public awareness and the growing perception of social cognizance about the environment have forced the textile industry to produce environmentally friendly products.For this reason, nowadays many companies and organizations focus on the environmentally friendly way of production.In order to create a sustainable textile, the main change factors have been linked to eco-materials so less and harmless waste, reusing/recycling, lesser usage of energy, water and chemicals and ethical issues in production processes.This article emphasizes the environmental effects of textiles in detail and contributes to cleaner production and sustainability in the textile industry by initiating a discussion on the opportunities for change in textile processes in accordance with the laws.

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