Sustainable Apparel: Production, Processing and Recycling

ISBN-13: 9781782423393 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 288 str.

Blackburn, Richard

Opis

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 textiles
• Addresses social attitudes towards and methods for measuring sustainability in the apparel industry and retail sectors
• Covers recycling of apparel

Spis treści

Part I Sustainable finishing and dyeing processes for textiles

1 Environmentally friendly fabric finishes

2 Processes for reducing the environmental impact of fabric finishing

3 Plasma treatments for sustainable textile processing

4 Enzymatic treatments for sustainable textile processing

5 Sustainable dyeing technologies

Part II Sustainable apparel design, retail and recycling

6 Fashion design and sustainability

7 Technical design for recycling of clothing

8 Sustainable apparel retail

9 Measuring and communicating apparel sustainability

10 Apparel disposal and re-use

11 Apparel recycling

O autorze

Dr Richard S. Blackburn is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Design at the University of Leeds, UK. Dr Blackburn is well-known for his research in the areas of green chemistry and sustainability. He is also a co-founder of Dyecat Ltd and the RITE (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment) Group.