Textile Industry Insights Towards Impact of Regenerated Cellulosic and Synthetic Fibres on Microfibre Pollution

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“…Textile mills are considered as one of the crucial sources of industrial revolution in developing nations . However, they are also regarded as a great threat to the environment, which generate approximately one-fifth of world’s industrial water pollution through the use of thousands of hazardous chemicals including carcinogenic compounds .…”

“…Textile mills are considered as one of the crucial sources of industrial revolution in developing nations. 1 However, they are also regarded as a great threat to the environment, which generate approximately one-fifth of world's industrial water pollution through the use of thousands of hazardous chemicals including carcinogenic compounds. 2 Moreover, textile industries also require a huge amount of water for various processes, and the liquid waste released from these sectors consists of several contaminants which cause significant environmental damage.…”

Sustainable knowledge from consumer perspective addressing microfibre pollution

“…The final sample showed an even split between female and male participants, with a broad demographic spectrum, lifestyle and cultural background (Table 3). Although the sample size is relatively small, it is deemed appropriate for the following reasons: (1) the phenomenon under investigation has only recently gained mainstream media attention, with people who have an invested interest in the fashion industry being more familiar with it; (2) in line with Apeagyei (2008) and Apeagyei et al (2013) choosing a small clothing/fashion consumer sample is beneficial as they have specific perceptions and expectations that garments need to fulfil, which has an impact on the JFMM 24,3 level of informedness and decision-making; (3) research by Yan et al (2019) on a similar topic employed a similar sample, which allowed for in-depth discussions and exploring various angles of MFP. The sample in this research was purposively chosen to gain insights into MFP and allow participants to share their personal as well as professional experiences.…”

“…It can also refer to pollutants that are thread-like pieces measuring less than 5 mm in size and are released predominantly from synthetic clothing during the aftercare process (e.g. laundering) into the water system (Yan et al, 2019). Microfibres can have different origins and be categorised into regenerated cellulosic, natural and synthetic microfibres, the latter is the focus of this paper, due to two-thirds of textile products currently being made from synthetic fibres (e.g.…”

Plastic microfibre pollution: how important is clothes’ laundering?

“…Collaboration with the textile industry will be essential in this task. Yan et al (2020) interviewed 10 experts from the textile industry and found that microfibre pollution does not have a clear-cut definition. They concluded that the problem and challenges need to be identified by multiple and integrated stakeholders, overseeing the entire product life cycle.…”