Fabric Waste Recycling

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Polluters

An ordinary garment changes from raw material to fabric, from garment making to logistics, from use to eventual abandonment, which emits carbon dioxide.

Many materials such as cotton and ramie are widely used in the planting stage, such as pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides, which pollute the environment. When raw materials are stored, preservatives and fungicides such as pentachlorophenol are used.

Moth proofing agent

In the process of weaving, oxidants, catalysts and detergents are used. In dyeing and printing, azo dyes intermediates, formaldehyde and halide carriers and heavy metals are also used.

How to reduce the pollution of the clothing industry to the environment? Redress, a charitable organization in Hongkong, suggests that we should make reasonable use of it.

Fabric waste

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The "Yi cool regeneration Fashion Festival" shows the works of the top six players on the scene. The materials used are all recycled fabric waste. These young designers not only enhance their strength through this competition, but also skillfully use the design skills to reduce the fabric waste and design the costumes.

Finally, young designer Lin Chunju became a prize winner.

"Clothing manufacturing, with an average of 10% to 20% of the textiles being wasted.

In this competition, we have proposed several schemes to reduce the waste of textiles. For example, we can reduce waste from the design process first, and secondly, we should make full use of the raw materials effectively.

We are actively educating a new generation of designers to establish the right concept.

Redress chief executive officer Christina Dean said.