Sustainable Transformation in Modest Fashion Through “RPET Technology” and “Dry-Dye” process, using Recycled PET Plastic

Abstract

Clothing and textile industry are one among the biggest contributors of the landfills affecting the world’s environment. This industry is ranked third in contaminating the globe, after oil and agriculture industry. Various reasons involved for this, would be excessive demand and supply of cheap clothing (fast fashion) which leads to more waste. The customers are unware of what they buy? The consumers should first understand fashion- “Fashion is what we require or feel every day, it includes creativity, mood, tradition and lifestyle”. Today fashion industry is huge in terms of global business contribution. In spite of its popularity, as other businesses it also has gloomy character involved, where pressure is to reduce cost, fast fashion, toxic chemicals and dyes used, misuse the labor efforts, textile waste and over consumption of energy. This study analyses how we can reduce textile waste, water and energy by using Dry-Dye method on Recycled polyester derived from PET bottles. The basis of the research is to convey attention to the Modest Fashion customers as the material created by these innovations best suits their necessity, remembering their wellbeing and advantages to the worldwide condition.

The perception of circular economy in the framework of fashion industry

“…Different dying techniques such as ‘Dry-Dye’ technology, melange yarns or even redyeing clothes can reduce the demand for chemical dyes while using 90% less water and 85% less energy than traditional dying methods (Gupta et al, 2019; Sugiura, 2019; Yun et al, 2020). Despite the fact that there are over 10 5 commercial dyes on the market, it is nearly impossible to predict global invention and consumption.…”

Chemical Treatment in Industrial Wastewater of Polyester Synthetic Fiber Made from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles: Minimize Environmental Impacts

“…Plastic bottles are considered non-biodegradable waste because of their long decomposition time. Even if the amount of converted PET plastic bottles waste is less than 10%, the iniciative of the textile industry to convert it into polyester fabrics nonetheless will help to protect our planet and future [2,3].…”

“…In the screw extruder, PET bottle flakes were heated, melted and pressed through a spinerete which will produces plastic fiber filaments. The plastic fiber filaments were sprayed with water to prevent sticking to each other and then cut with a blade [2,[5][6][7][8].…”