IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SCRATCHED TO GOLD KEY WORDS - Up cycle fashion, Sustainability, value added product, surface development, pre consumer wast. more sustainable garment - Clean and green fashion/Second hand shopping/Fair & ethical fashion/repair, redesign & upcycle. sustainable in the fashion industry 'Sustainable' fashion refers to garments that have been made in a way that is mindful of the many environmental issues the fashion industry touches upon. Why upcycling clothes is the next big thing in sustainable fashion[edit] UPCYCLING It's a good way to reuse, recycle and explore design capabilities. It's also important to start thinking about sustainability,” Upcycling means using old or discarded or vintage pieces of clothing and transforming them into something which is better than its original by design and value additions Upcycling is a form of recycling. "It is a technique of upgrading and adding value to a product or material that may otherwise be discarded”. Instead of recycling material in clothes, upcycling transforms allegedly old and used textiles into valuable clothes or new objects. What does upcycling clothes mean Upcycling clothes is to take old, worn out or damaged clothing and transform it into something new. WHY WE NEED TO UPCYCLIN FOR FASHION INDUSTRY? Because apparel industry consumption is high, uses all resources and the waste in landfills. The main problem with water in the fashion industry. The fashion & textiles industry is a major polluter of water at all stages of the value chain, from the agricultural runoff from cottonfields causing algal blooms that choke rivers, to the dying process releasing a cocktail of toxic chemicals and the washing of clothes releasing microplastics. How to reduce water pollution in fashion industry? Companies can reduce their water footprint by: Working with production sites that recycle or re-use effluent water from processing. Working with industry partners to reduce and remove water use from dyeing, stone-washing and finishing processes. Here are four ways the fashion industry can cut down on water usage. 1. Recycling Cotton. As previously mentioned, cotton is a huge drain on the world's water supply. ... 2. Supply from Sustainable Farms. 3. Streamline Production Processes. 4. Dye Clothes Responsibly. Ways to less energy waste in fashion industry. Reviewing the types and levels of fuels used (coal, oil, biomass), install energy efficient boilers, collect and recycle heat energy from steam water; collecting and recycling heat energy generated through production processes.
