Abstract
Textile recycling basically refers to the process of making use of clothing and fabrics over again after they have been produced or made from the manufacturing companies which created them. This also means salvaging, reprocessing, reclaiming, and reducing these fabrics and clothing into other useful things other than clothes. More industries are now aware of this process and they try to practice this to help and serve the environment. Most companies are also aware that the manufacturing process of these textiles can do harmful damage to the environment so they do something to somehow reduce the problem. Since these textiles are made from biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials, and some natural fibers, the kind of recycling to be done must be according to what these materials are best to be made into that can help protect the environment in more ways than one. This article deals with the information related to recycling.
Introduction
Perspective of age old days: population was less, needs were few and resources were abundant. The generation of waste was such that it got naturally recycled, being mostly biodegradable. Conversely, after the advent of the industrial revolution, different types of wastes came into existence which are often both non-biodegradable and highly hazardous. Production is always associated with some form of pollution and in specific cotton cultivation, production, and processing, releases various types of waste at every level.
The author is an Assistant Professor in the Textile Technology department of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
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