Water Footprint Management for Sustainable Growth in the Bangladesh Apparel Sector

Hossain, Laila; Khan, Mohidus Samad

doi:10.3390/w12102760

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“…Residues with high salinity or acidic/basic pH however, would need more thorough treatment. 103 Please do not adjust margins Please do not adjust margins Table 2: Comparison of dye production processes. Process steps and chemicals involved show great potential for sustainability of manufacturing processes based on fermentation.…”

Section: Bioproduction Of 'Critical' Synthetic Dye Alternativesmentioning

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Biogenic colourants in the textile industry – a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

Fried

Oprea²,

Fleck³

et al. 2022

Green Chem.

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Section: Bioproduction Of 'Critical' Synthetic Dye Alternativesmentioning

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Biogenic colourants in the textile industry – a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

Fried

Oprea²,

Fleck³

et al. 2022

Green Chem.

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“…Dyeing is one of the major contributors to pollution as shown in Figure 1 (Hossain & Khan, 2020). These processes involve colouring fibres, yarns, fabrics or clothes, and giving wet treatments to enhance the appearance, hand, and performance.…”

Section: Water Pollutionmentioning

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A Review on Textile and Clothing Industry Impacts on The Environment

Norarmi¹,

Tajudin²,

Hafizo³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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The textile industry is a vital industry in the world in which the products serve the basic needs of people, as well as giving a quality enhancement or luxury in our daily life. This includes clothing, home furnishing, automotive textile, and many others. Nevertheless, textile processing is known to bring pollution to the environment and has a major effect on water, air, and soil. Hence, this review paper is divided into several sections. In the first part, factors and impacts of the textile industry on the environment are discussed. Next, the literature which discussed the effects of the pollution caused by the textile industry on others is reviewed. The following part is about the effect of pollution on humans, aquatic life, and plants. Several aspects of water pollution, air pollution, and soil pollution consequences are reviewed and the last part is ways to overcome the pollution. A variety of approaches were suggested and implemented globally such as chemical method, physical method and biological method, soil washing, and organic cotton production to combat the pollution or lessen the damage caused by the industry to the environment. As much as people need to live with textiles around them, they also need to ensure that the environment is not harmed by their actions.

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“…[ 107 ] For example, a study found that between 2012 to 2016, the annual water footprint in the Bangladesh textile industry was found to be ≈1.8 billion cubic meters. [ 108 ] Additionally, the textiles industry emitted ≈1.75 billion CO 2 e (carbon dioxide equivalent) tons globally in 2015, [ 106 ] an estimated 8.1% [ 109 ] to 10% [ 110 ] of total global GHG emission. In general, the production of nonwoven fabric involves less water consumption and similarly, less water is needed for single‐use PPE during their usage.…”

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Environmental Impacts of Personal Protective Clothing Used to Combat COVID‐ 19

Uddin

Afroj

Hasan

et al. 2021

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Personal protective clothing is critical to shield users from highly infectious diseases including COVID‐19. Such clothing is predominantly single‐use, made of plastic‐based synthetic fibers such as polypropylene and polyester, low cost and able to provide protection against pathogens. However, the environmental impacts of synthetic fiber‐based clothing are significant and well‐documented. Despite growing environmental concerns with single‐use plastic‐based protective clothing, the recent COVID‐19 pandemic has seen a significant increase in their use, which could result in a further surge of oceanic plastic pollution, adding to the mass of plastic waste that already threatens marine life. In this review, the nature of the raw materials involved in the production of such clothing, as well as manufacturing techniques and the personal protective equipment supply chain are briefly discussed. The environmental impacts at critical points in the protective clothing value chain are identified from production to consumption, focusing on water use, chemical pollution, CO 2 emissions, and waste. On the basis of these environmental impacts, the need for fundamental changes in the business model is outlined, including increased usage of reusable protective clothing, addressing supply chain “bottlenecks”, establishing better waste management, and the use of sustainable materials and processes without associated environmental problems.

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Water Footprint Management for Sustainable Growth in the Bangladesh Apparel Sector

Cited by 34 publications

References 43 publications

Biogenic colourants in the textile industry – a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

Biogenic colourants in the textile industry – a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

A Review on Textile and Clothing Industry Impacts on The Environment

Environmental Impacts of Personal Protective Clothing Used to Combat COVID‐ 19

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