environmental issues in apparel manufacturing. toxic pollutants waste materials in our landfills ...
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Environmental IssuesIn Apparel
Manufacturing
Toxic Pollutants Waste Materials in Our Landfills Apparel Production Using Up Nonrenewable
Resources Textile Waste Pesticides and Insecticides in Our Soil from
Fiber Crops
Menu: Issues and Solutions
Synthetic fibers production release toxic pollutants into the air and water supply
Issue:Toxic Pollutants in the Environment
Federal laws in the 1970’s eliminated the release of these pollutants
Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation & Recovery Act Toxic Substances Control Act
Solution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXANySLTgnQ
Pollution in China
IssueThose Processes Now in Other Countries
How do you think we can help eliminate pollution in other countries?
Solution
IssueWaste Materials in Our Landfill
Apparel manufacturers are converting waste material and unwanted existing products into new products
What can be made from water bottles?
Solution: Recycling
Products Number of 20 ounce bottles
T-shirt 19 bottles
Fiberfill Ski Jacket 14 bottles
Fiberfill Sleeping Bag 114 bottles
Carpeting 19 bottles per square foot
From Water Bottles to……
Apparel Production depleting nonrenewable resources which cannot be replaced
Example: Petroleum used to make synthetic fibers
IssueNonrenewable Resources
Using natural products that nature can replenish
Examples: Trees and plants
SolutionRenewable Resources
Lyocell: wood pulp of eucalyptus trees Sorona: corn Rayon: bamboo fibers
Fibers From a Renewable Resource
The EPA estimates 13.1 million tons of textile waste was generated in 2012.
5.2% of municipal waste What can be done to reduce the amount of
textile waste?
IssueTextile Waste
Donate for reuse or resale Turn in to companies to recycle like
Patagonia Repurpose textile products
SolutionEliminating Textile Waste
Insecticides and Pesticides used in fiber crops
IssueSoil Pollutants
Environment friendly Genetically modified seeds and planted
resistant to pests Grown without harmful pesticides and
fertilizers
SolutionOrganically Grown Fibers