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Sustainable Apparel: Production, Processing and Recycling

Sustainability is an issue that increasingly concerns all those involved in the apparel industry, including textile manufacturers, apparel designers, retailers and consumers. This important book covers recent advances and novel technologies in the key areas of production, processing and recycling of apparel. Part One addresses sustainable finishing and dyeing processes for textiles. The first two chapters concentrate on the environmental impact of fabric finishing, including water consumption, emissions and waste management. Further chapters focus on plasma and enzymatic treatments for sustainable textile processing, and the potential for improving the sustainability of dyeing technologies. Part Two covers issues of design, retail and recycling, and includes discussions of public attitudes towards sustainability in fashion, methods of measuring apparel sustainability and social trends in the re-use of apparel. Reviews sustainable finishing and dyeing processes for textilesAddresses social attitudes towards and methods for measuring sustainability in the apparel industry and retail sectorsCovers recycling of apparel
Waltham, MA, 21. August 2015


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DateAdded
2016-09-27T14:05:06Z
DateModified
2016-09-27T14:05:06Z
ISBN
978-1-78242-339-3
Key
523SBJEP
Language
Englisch
LibraryCatalog
Amazon
NumPages
288
Publisher
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
ShortTitle
Sustainable Apparel