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The Dirty Secret the Industry Can No Longer Afford to Hide. in Recent Years, Textile Waste’S Impact on the Physical and Social Environment Has Been a Hot Button Issue TEXTILE WASTE The Dirty Secret the Industry Can No Longer Afford To Hide. In recent years, textile waste’s impact on the physical and social environment has been a hot button issue. Textile Waste is Heading Towards A Dirty Future. TThhee EEPPAA hhaass eessttiimmaatteedd tteexxttiillee wwaassttee ggeenneerraatteedd iinn 22001177 wwaass 1166..99 mmiilllliioonn ttoonnss,, ooff wwhhiicchh aa mmaajjoorriittyy 1111..22 mmiilllliioonn ttoonnss wweerree ddiissccaarrddeedd iinnttoo llaannddffiillllss,, aanndd oonnllyy 22..66 mmiilllliioonn ttoonnss wweerree rreeccyycclleedd ((1155..22%% ooff tthhee wwaassttee)).. 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It takes 2700 IItt ttaakkeess 220000 ttoonnss ooff wwaatteerr ttoo pprroodduuccee 11 ttoonn ooff ddyyeedd ffaabbrriicc.. liters of water to SSoommee wwaasstteewwaatteerr iiss rreelleeaasseedd make a t-shirt. bbaacckk iinnttoo tthhee eeccoossyysstteemm iiff iitt ccaannnnoott bbee cchheemmiiccaallllyy ttrreeaatteedd ttoo and enough to bbee ffiitt ffoorr ccoonnssuummppttiioonn aaggaaiinn.. sustain one person for 3 years. How is Sustainability defined? Sustainability encompasses many different issues and, therefore, doesn’t have one definitive term but can be described as “the ability to maintain ecological and ethical balance.” Sustainability will look different for the textile industry's multiple sectors as the way they dispose of pollution and govern their supply chain will differ. Companies must manage their waste not only to be more efficient and turn a higher profit, but also to assure their practices in all aspects reflects a positive brand image. Why Recycling Alone Won’t Solve the Issue. Chemically recycling textiles with poly-plastic components is expensive for most brands and still requires the after-cleaning of virgin fibers. Mechanical recycling destroys the fibers' tensile strength to a degree wear the second product resulting from their use is of much lower quality than the original. Many consumers don’t understand textile recycling, and many of their unwanted garments would still end up in landfills. UUppccyycclliinngg iinnvvoollvveess uussiinngg tthhee tteexxttiilleess iinn tthheeiirr pprreesseenntt ffoorrmm bbyy mmeennddiinngg//rreeiinnffoorrcciinngg tthheemm ffoorr mmoorree eexxtteennddeedd wweeaarr oorr ssaallvvaaggiinngg tthhee mmaatteerriiaall ttoo ppuutt ttoowwaarrddss nneeww pprroodduuccttss.. BByy ccoommppaarriissoonn,, uuppccyycclliinngg iiss aa cclleeaanneerr ooppttiioonn ooff rreeuussiinngg tteexxttiilleess UPCYCLING: tthhaann ttrraaddiittiioonnaall rreeccyycclliinngg.. WWiitthh tthhee ooppttiioonn ooff uuppccyycclliinngg,, tthheerree iiss rroooomm ffoorr leading the ccuussttoommiizzaattiioonn ttoo iinnddiivviidduuaall nneeeeddss aanndd wwaannttss wwhhiillee rreettaaiinniinngg ssiimmiillaarr cchhaarraacctteerriissttiiccss aass tthhee charge on oorriiggiinnaall pprroodduucctt.. change UUppccyycclliinngg wwoouulldd ssoollvvee tthhee ccoonnssttaanntt nneeeedd ffoorr nneeww mmaatteerriiaallss bbyy ggiivviinngg ccoonnssuummeerrss aann eexxcciittiinngg pprroodduucctt wwhhiillee ccoonnsseerrvviinngg aallrreeaaddyy lliimmiitteedd nnaattuurraall aanndd hhuummaann rreessoouurrcceess.. BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST CLOTHES! Upcycling textiles into new products open the unique opportunity to create commodities of more sentimental value and more extended wear. Marlana Bunn Wake Forest, NC So why hasn't faster progress been made? MMaannyy ccoommppaanniieess aarree uunnaawwaarree ooff wwhhaatt ccoonnddiittiioonnss tthheeiirr pprroodduuccttss aarree pprroodduucceedd dduurriinngg ooffff--sshhoorriinngg.. TThhiiss llaacckk ooff ttrraannssppaarreennccyy iinn tthhee ssuuppppllyy cchhaaiinn iissnn’’tt aaddddrreesssseedd iinn tthhee mmaaiinnssttrreeaamm mmeeddiiaa uunnlleessss mmaajjoorr ttrraaggeeddiieess ooccccuurr,, ssuucchh aass tthhee RRaannaa PPllaazzaa bbuuiillddiinngg.. BBrraannddss aarree hheelldd bbaacckk bbyy ffiinnaanncciiaall oorr lleeggaall bbaarrrriieerrss iinn pprraaccttiicciinngg mmoorree ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee ppoolliicciieess.. Recycling a garment can use two processes. Chemical recycling uses chemical solvents to break down the existing fabric and extract virgin fibers to redirect into textile production. Mechanical recycling physically breaks down fibers using a shredder and is mixed with pure fibers to improve yarn strength lost in the shredding process. New Creatiing products wiith a “Cradlle to Cradlle” miindset (that iis,, thiinkiing of the product’’s lliife products. cyclle before iits devellopment) hellps sellllers ulltiimatelly conserve theiir resources when iin the manufacturiing phase and keeps buyers New from beariing the burden where textiilles go at mindset. the end of theiir avaiillablle use.. Upcyclliing iis a practiice both consumers and busiinesses can Presentiing new,, cost-effiiciient benefiit from by meetiing theiir needs iideas to brands wiillll spur a more for new,, sustaiinablle,, ethiicalllly- massiive sustaiinabiilliity iinvollvement produced products,, and on the on allll fronts of the iindustry.. same qualliity tiier as iits priior form.. FACING THE REALITY AHEAD. TTeexxttiillee wwaassttee iissnn’’tt ddiissiinntteeggrraattiinngg ffaasstt eennoouugghh iinn tthhee nnaattuurraall eennvviirroonnmmeenntt ffoorr llaannddffiillllss ttoo ccoonnttiinnuuee bbeeiinngg aann ooppttiioonn.. SSuussttaaiinnaabbiilliittyy iiss aa mmoorree eexxtteennssiivvee ccoonnvveerrssaattiioonn tthhee ggeenneerraall ppooppuullaattiioonn iiss nnooww hhaavviinngg aanndd iiss lliikkeellyy ttoo ggrrooww iinn tthhee ccoommiinngg yyeeaarrss.. SSttaarrttuupp bbrraannddss aanndd ssmmaalllleerr ccoommppaanniieess ssoollvvee tthheessee iissssuueess bbyy iinnccoorrppoorraattiinngg tthheemm iinnttoo tthheeiirr ccoommppaannyy ccuullttuurree aanndd bbuussiinneessss ppaarrttnneerrsshhiippss.. RReeccyycclliinngg iiss oonnee wwaayy ooff rreeuussiinngg tteexxttiilleess,, bbuutt tthheerree aarree mmoorree ffeeaassiibbllee ooppttiioonnss ssuucchh aass UUppccyycclliinngg,, wwhhiicchh ccaann bbee oopptteedd ffoorr.. FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Learn more about our "why" and Be in-the-know about all our Check out what our Brand what we're doing to help inspire new products and partnerships. Ambassadors are doing to help change. drive our next generation towards zero waste. WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER! IIff tthheerree iiss aannyytthhiinngg tthhaatt 22002200 hhaass ttaauugghhtt uuss,, iitt’’ss tthhaatt aatt tthhee ccoorrnneerr ooff mmooddeerrnniizzaattiioonn aanndd mmaayyhheemm tthheerree iiss tthhee ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo ccrreeaattee mmaaggiicc.. WWee’’vvee sseett uupp sshhoopp aatt tthhiiss ffiigguurraattiivvee iinntteerrsseeccttiioonn.. BByy uussiinngg ccuurrrreenntt ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee pprroocceesssseess,, wwee aaddoopptt aa nneeww aapppprrooaacchh ttoo llooookkiinngg aatt wwaassttee.. References EPA 2017 database Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2016 and 2017 Tables and Figures. (2019). Retrieved 2020, from http://bit.ly/EPA_factsandfigures Openaccessgovernment.org Mityay, D., & Here, P. (2019, November 14). How is fast fashion polluting our water? Retrieved September 21, 2020, from http://bit.ly/how-is-fast-fashion- polluting-our-water WWF W. (2013, January 16). The Impact of a Cotton T-Shirt. Retrieved September 21, 2020, from http://bit.ly/impact-of-a-cotton-tshirt EarthHero EarthHero. (2019, March 15). Upcycling vs Recycling: How to Upcycle & Why It Matters More Than Ever. Retrieved September 21, 2020, from http://bit.ly/upcycling-vs-recycling.
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