textiles and the environment
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- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
- TEXTILES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- The impact of textiles on the environment
- have large impact because at everystage of the product's lifecycle
- energy and resources are used
- waste is produced
- have a large carbon footprint
- measure of the amout of co2 produced directly or indirectly because of an individual or product
- have large impact because at everystage of the product's lifecycle
- manufacturing textiles
- dying and finishing processes use lots of chemicals
- chemical dyes
- resins to make fabrics shrink proof
- softners used to improve feel of fabric
- chemical waste
- resins to make fabrics shrink proof
- chemical dyes
- chemical waste
- also require energy to drive machinery and contaminate large volumes of water
- solutins for reducing impact
- cold water dyes or dyes that use less energy
- renewable energy sources
- reducing need for dark dyes
- require a lot of rinsing to remove excess dye
- using natural dyes
- plants
- insects
- plants
- naturally coloured yarns
- eliminates dye process
- develop finishing processes
- that require less energy
- using fabrics that already have desired properties
- lyocell is resistant to shrinkage and wrinkling
- dying and finishing processes use lots of chemicals
- sustainability
- natural fibres must comes from a sustainable sour
- sources that are carefully managed so plants and animals are replaced
- collecting large amounts from the wild would deplete natural reserves
- extinction in some cases
- scientists exploring the possibility of producing natural materials without the use of plants an animals
- e.g. victimless leather
- grown from cells in lab
- called biotechnology
- e.g. victimless leather
- natural fibres must comes from a sustainable sour
- laundry and aftercare
- most product needs cleaning and maintaining throughout their life
- energy used in processes of washing drying and ironing can be reduced
- durable and easy to care for fabrics
- longer lifespan
- more info to consumer
- care for product effectively
- products that can be washed at low temps or cold water
- avoid dry clean only fabrics
- using fabrics that require no or little ironing
- durable and easy to care for fabrics
- energy used in processes of washing drying and ironing can be reduced
- most product needs cleaning and maintaining throughout their life
- waste textiles
- off cuts and other textiles often go to waste
- how can we reuse and reuduce?
- computerised lay platting
- lay cutting
- use fabric scraps
- in automotice industry
- e.g. emergency relief blankets
- look at ways of using waste textiles in the manufacture of new textiles
- Muji has a range of textile products made prom textile waste and excess yarns that would normally be thrown
- computerised lay platting
- design obsolence
- fashion industry encourages consumers to continuously update their wardrobes with the latest trends
- good become obsolete even though still in good condition
- or planned obsolence
- fashion industry encourages consumers to continuously update their wardrobes with the latest trends
- disposal
- critical
- if product is throuwn out as refuse it is put in landfill or incinerated
- to prevent materials being wasted and safe energy
- as less need to manufactured
- reuse
- recycle
- The impact of textiles on the environment
- DESIGNER RESPONSIBILITY
- design
- durable products
- design reusable products
- instead of disposable
- source local materials
- transportation
- fabrics
- consider the specification
- organic cotton over inorganic
- colours
- avoid fabricsneedeing special ccare or cleaning
- recycled materials
- consider the specification
- components
- check what are made from
- electroplated?
- reduce number
- recycled components
- check what are made from
- production
- reusable pattern blocks
- minimise fabric and yarn wastage
- processes that produce less waste
- carbon offsetting
- explore methods of reducing greenhouse gas
- Kyoto protocol
- end use
- clear aftercare instructions
- label has info on how to recycle materials
- donate or resell
- design
- RECYCLING
- Mobius loop
- may need processing before a product can be reused
- three types of recycling
- primary
- reused in current state
- e.g. taking clothes to charity shop
- physical or secondary
- torn
- before being reused
- melted
- e.h. woollen garments shredded and used as stuffing or industrial felting
- before being reused
- shredded
- before being reused
- melted
- e.h. woollen garments shredded and used as stuffing or industrial felting
- before being reused
- ground
- torn
- chemical or tertiary
- products are broken down and reformulated
- e.g. PET plastic bottles are broken down into fibres then spun into polyester to make fleeces or duvets
- primary
- importance of recycling
- textiles products use a lot of resources so it is important to reuse them rather than let them go to waste
- key resons are to save energy , raw materials and reduce the need to manufacture new products
- designers try and think of new ways to recycle products
- textiles products use a lot of resources so it is important to reuse them rather than let them go to waste
- REYCLING AND ETHICAL GOODS
- TEXTILES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- chemical waste
- using biomass to produce biofuels for transportation
- solutins for reducing impact
- cold water dyes or dyes that use less energy
- renewable energy sources
- reducing need for dark dyes
- require a lot of rinsing to remove excess dye
- using natural dyes
- plants
- insects
- plants
- naturally coloured yarns
- eliminates dye process
- develop finishing processes
- that require less energy
- using fabrics that already have desired properties
- lyocell is resistant to shrinkage and wrinkling
- solutins for reducing impact
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