Recycled Textile Trends - Clothing From Clothing
An increasing amount of waste is generated each year from textiles and their production. For economic and environmental reasons it is necessary that as much of this waste as possible is recycled instead of being disposed of in landfill sites. In reality the rate of textile recycling is still relatively low. On average, approximately ten million tones of textile waste is currently dumped in Europe and America each year. Considering the diversity of fibrous waste and structures, many technologies must work in concert in an integrated industry in order to increase the rate of recycling. Recycling in textiles shows how this can be achieved.
The first part of the book introduces the subject by looking at the general issues involved and the technologies concerned. Part Two explores the chemical aspects of textile recycling. Part Three focuses on recycled textile products, including nonwovens and alternative fibres. Finally, the last part of the book discusses possible applications of recycled textiles, including using recycled products in the operating theatre, for soil stabilization and in concrete reinforcement.
Recycling in textiles presents several promising technologies and ideas for recycling systems. This is the first book of its kind to bring together textile recycling issues, technology, products, processes and applications. It will prove an invaluable guide to all those in the industry who are now looking for ways to recycle their textile waste.
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Recycled textile market was valued at US$ 5,855.39 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 9,365.04 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2020 to 2027
US, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Spain, and the UK are among the most affected countries in terms of confirmed cases and reported deaths as of 2021
The first part of the book introduces the subject by looking at the general issues involved and the technologies concerned. Part Two explores the chemical aspects of textile recycling. Part Three focuses on recycled textile products, including nonwovens and alternative fibres. Finally, the last part of the book discusses possible applications of recycled textiles, including using recycled products in the operating theatre, for soil stabilization and in concrete reinforcement.
Key Features
- Provides extensive coverage of this hot topic
- An invaluable guide for all in the textile industry
- Learn how to increase the rate of recycling
Recycled polyester is made using recycled materials such as PET and polyester fabrics. These are the same materials that are used in clear plastic bottles, and recycling them to create fabrics prevents their disposal on landfills. The collected PET bottles are sterilized, dried, and crushed to form small chips. These small chips are then heated and passed through a spinneret to produce strings of yarn. The yarn is wounded up in spools. The fiber is then made to pass through a crimping machine to obtain a woolly texture. The yarn is finally baled, dyed, and knitted into polyester fabric. The process of converting PET into recycled polyester requires less energy compared to normal polyester. The use of recycled polyester reduced the dependence on petroleum as a raw material used in the production of fabric. The garments manufactured from recycled polyester can be reprocessed multiple times with no degradation in quality, thus, minimizing the wastage. At present, the closed-loop manufacturing processes are being adopted by various manufacturers, who refine old polyester into raw material for garments.
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