Environmental Profit and Loss of Industry:
the Case of Textile Industry in Jiaxing

Hao, Cai; Sun, Lina; Wang, Xiaopeng; Zhu, Ziyuan; Xiang, Dong; Wang, Bao; Wang, Laili

doi:10.15244/pjoes/148186

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“…These case studies use Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L), a technique that intuitively evaluates environmental impact while converting various environmental impacts into a combined social marginal cost. The EP&L technique was used to assess the environmental impacts caused by the carbon dioxide emissions and water consumption of the textile industry in Jiaxing from 2011 to 2018 [23]. They conducted studies to understand the current status and application of sustainable innovation in the textile industry.…”

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A Life Cycle Analysis of a Polyester–Wool Blended Fabric and Associated Carbon Emissions in the Textile Industry

Tekin,

Alıcı,

Demirdelen

2024

Energies

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The effect of industrialization and technological developments and the rate of population growth have begun to disrupt the ecological balance in the world. A large share of the deterioration of this balance is due to the rapidly increasing energy demands of people. Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources are used to obtain the energy that is needed by human beings. Most of the world’s energy needs are met by fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These resources, which we call fossil fuels, cause many parallel environmental problems, such as global warming, climate change, and carbon emissions, for the world and nature. The most affected by all these experiences, of course, is the entire production sector, which is dependent on energy. However, textile and apparel, which is a pioneer in taking steps towards harmonization with the Green Agreement, is one of the sectors that started the transition to green energy within the scope of the European Union and brands’ net-zero targets. Within the scope of the Green Agreement, Turkey has participated and started to work for a 70% carbon reduction, which is the target for 2030, and carbon neutrality, which is the target for 2050. Therefore, within the scope of these targets, the textile sector of Çukurova Region, which has the highest export rate in Turkey, was chosen. Within the scope of this study, carbon emission, which is one of the global problems, was examined within the framework of the ISO 14067-ISO Product Based Carbon Footprint (CF) standard by examining the production of a textile company, and the results were analyzed in detail. The main innovation of this article is to follow all stages of the fabric called Tricia, which is the most produced product in the textile industry, from its entry as fiber to its exit as fabric in the factory, and to calculate and analyze the amount of carbon that is released into nature. The dynamic and experimental results showed that it was determined that 6.00 tons of carbon dioxide carbon were released in the time it took for the fabric to go to the sewing room as a fabric.

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A Life Cycle Analysis of a Polyester–Wool Blended Fabric and Associated Carbon Emissions in the Textile Industry

Tekin,

Alıcı,

Demirdelen

2024

Energies

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“…On the one hand, the textile industries use toxic chemicals at various stages, such as sizing, softening, desizing, polishing, and finishing agents [13][14][15][16]. These processes are followed by wastewater containing caustic, ammonia, sulfur, lead, heavy metals, and other toxic substances [10,17,18].…”

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A Systematic Review of Polluting Processes Produced by the Textile Industry and Proposals for Abatement Methods

Conde Miranda,

Gabriel Prado,

Leon-Velarde

2024

Text Leather Rev

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The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries worldwide because of its processes that entail the excessive use of water and chemicals, resulting in textile effluents that, in turn, are not treated and controlled correctly. This review aims to identify the most polluting processes in the textile industry and the most efficient methods to reduce the water footprint. The PICO method was used to define the search equation and obtain studies based on the topic, resulting in a total of 4783 articles; then, the PRISMA statement was used to carefully select studies, of which 32 articles met the inclusion criteria. The textile industry's supply chain presents high pollution levels, especially in the dyeing process, with a percentage of 33% effluents, since they use toxic chemicals such as ammonia, sulphide, and lead. Therefore, the study analyzes physical methods (hydrodynamic cavitation and flocculation), chemicals (electrocoagulation, EC-EO, and EC-EF), and biological (degradation assisted by bacteria) to treat wastewater. After analysis of the above methods for treating wastewater, electrocoagulation combined with electro-oxidation (EC-EO) obtained the highest efficiency rate with 88% COD removal and 100% colour removal.

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“…The symbolic function of clothes related to self-identity has led to the growing production and offering of fashion clothing at the global level. Today, the textile industry takes place among the most polluting industries due to tremendous usage of water and energy, usage of harmful chemicals and non-biodegradable materials, creating large quantities of waste and huge consumption of fuel for global transportation [3,4]. Actually, textiles industry is the third sector in Europe regarding the use of water and land and the fifth regarding the usage of raw materials and emission of greenhouse gases, while textiles consumption makes the fourth highest influence on the environment and climate change, following food, housing and mobility.…”

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Generation Z’s Intentions Towards Sustainable Clothing Disposal: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

Vlastelica¹,

Kostić-Stanković²,

Krstić³

et al. 2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The objective of the study is to propose and empirically examine a model of the determinants of Generation Z apparel consumers' intentions to dispose of their used clothing in a sustainable way, via clothing collection and recycling boxes established in fashion retail stores. The study builds upon the acknowledged model for human behavior predictions, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and enhances it by the inclusion of green consumption values. A survey performed in Serbia by means of selfadministered questionnaire resulted in 386 responses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated perceived behavioral control as the most influential determinant of customers' intentions to dispose of used clothing via clothing collection boxes. Subjective norms, in spite of insignificant direct impact on intentions, emerged as the second most relevant determinant of customer disposal intentions, in terms of total effect, followed by green consumption values and attitudes. Implications of the study are discussed and limitations and future research directions are noted.

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Environmental Profit and Loss of Industry: the Case of Textile Industry in Jiaxing

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

A Life Cycle Analysis of a Polyester–Wool Blended Fabric and Associated Carbon Emissions in the Textile Industry

A Life Cycle Analysis of a Polyester–Wool Blended Fabric and Associated Carbon Emissions in the Textile Industry

A Systematic Review of Polluting Processes Produced by the Textile Industry and Proposals for Abatement Methods

Generation Z’s Intentions Towards Sustainable Clothing Disposal: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

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