Sustainable textiles Life cycle and environmental impact

• Other Authors: Blackburn, R. S. Richard S. (edited)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press/Woodhead 2009
• Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles 98
• Subjects: Product life cycle > Environmental aspects; Sustainable development > Environmental aspects; Textile industry > Environmental aspects; Textile fabrics > Environmental aspects
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• Item Description: Published in association with the Textile Institute
• Physical Description: xxii, 394 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781845694531; 1845694538; 9781439801284; 1439801282

Environmental issues are playing an increasingly important role in the textile industry, both from the point of view of government regulation and consumer expectations. Sustainable textiles reviews ways of achieving more sustainable materials and technologies as well as improving recycling in the industry. The first part of the book discusses ways of improving sustainability at various points in the supply chain. Chapters cover improving sustainability in processes such as dyeing, as well as more environmentally friendly technologies such as enzyme and plasma technologies. Part II reviews issues including consumer perceptions of recycled textiles, eco-labeling, organix textiles, and the use of recycled materials in textile products