2.8 Flashcards
Environmental issues in textiles
- Dying process
- Packaging
- Transportation
- Disposal
Ways to conserve energy and resources in manufacture
- Using up-to-date machinery to combine processes
- Modern developments can reduce processes
Ways to conservator energy and resources in design
- Advancements in technology (e.g seamless manufacture)
Energy and resource use in raw material extraction
- Natural fibres - intense farming = deforestation
- Regenerated fibres - wood is used = deforestation
- Synthetic fibres - fossil fuels are used
Conservation of energy and resources in consumption
- Consumers drive production
- Fast fashion trends (over consumption)
Ways to conserve energy and resources in consumption
‘ Slow fashion’ (second hand shopping, repair clothing, seek biodegradable products…)
Production life cycle: Disposal (DO have an environmental impact)
- Products are incinerated or disposed in landfills
- Chemical finishes pollute soil
Production life cycle: Disposal (DON’T have an environmental impact)
- Biodegradable products
- Recycling/reclaiming products (known as circular economy)
Sustainable manufacture happens when…
- Resources are conserved (water, energy, raw materials…)
- Non toxic chemicals are used
- Waste is reduced
- Fewer ‘fashion miles’ are used
- Local economies are supported
Energy and resources used: Preparation/Dyeing
- Cleaning natural fibres is worse for the environment than synthetic fibres
- Dying uses lots of energy and toxic materials
Processes used in dyeing…
- Dope dyeing
- Sublimation printing
Reducing waste in manufacture:
Computer efficient lay plans
Automated manufacturing processes
JIT production
Reducing waste: High street retailers
Collection of used clothing
