Sustainable Innovations in Recycled Textiles

This book highlights the environmental and economic benefits of recycling in textiles and fashion; vis-a-vis virgin textiles. Recycling plays an inevitable part when it comes to sustainable innovations in textiles and fashion sector. As basic information pertaining to the benefits, challenges of recycling in textiles are discussed to the sufficient extent in the literature, this book deals with the innovative at the same time, sustainable products made from the recycled textiles.

List of contents

Recycled Cotton from Denim Cut Waste.- Sustainable apparel production from recycled fabric waste.- An Avant-Garde Collection Inspired by the Global Water Crisis: Recycling Waste to Aesthetic Garments.

About the author

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds PhD in Textiles Sustainability and he has over 40 books to his credit along with 80 research publications. He is well known in the field of Textiles Sustainability due to his notable contributions to the society in terms of his academic and industrial experiences. He is an editor in chief of Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.

Summary

This book highlights the environmental and economic benefits of recycling in textiles and fashion; vis-a-vis virgin textiles. Recycling plays an inevitable part when it comes to sustainable innovations in textiles and fashion sector. As basic information pertaining to the benefits, challenges of recycling in textiles are discussed to the sufficient extent in the literature, this book deals with the innovative at the same time, sustainable products made from the recycled textiles.

Product details

• Assisted by: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor), Subramania Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor), Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9789811341755
• ISBN: 978-981-1341-75-5
• No. of pages: 82
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 5 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 158 g
• Illustrations: VII, 82 p. 29 illus., 21 illus. in color.
• Series: Textile Science and Clothing T; Textile Science and Clothing Technology; Textile Science and Clothing T
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; B, Supply Chain Management, engineering, chemistry, Operations Management, Pollution & threats to the environment, Industrial Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Production engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering, Purchasing & supply management, Business logistics, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Textile industry