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Environmental IssuesIn Apparel
Manufacturing
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Toxic Pollutants Waste Materials in Our Landfills Apparel Production Using Up Nonrenewable
Resources Textile Waste Pesticides and Insecticides in Our Soil from
Fiber Crops
Menu: Issues and Solutions
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Synthetic fibers production release toxic pollutants into the air and water supply
Issue:Toxic Pollutants in the Environment
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Federal laws in the 1970’s eliminated the release of these pollutants
Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation & Recovery Act Toxic Substances Control Act
Solution
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXANySLTgnQ
Pollution in China
IssueThose Processes Now in Other Countries
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How do you think we can help eliminate pollution in other countries?
Solution
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IssueWaste Materials in Our Landfill
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Apparel manufacturers are converting waste material and unwanted existing products into new products
What can be made from water bottles?
Solution: Recycling
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Products Number of 20 ounce bottles
T-shirt 19 bottles
Fiberfill Ski Jacket 14 bottles
Fiberfill Sleeping Bag 114 bottles
Carpeting 19 bottles per square foot
From Water Bottles to……
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Apparel Production depleting nonrenewable resources which cannot be replaced
Example: Petroleum used to make synthetic fibers
IssueNonrenewable Resources
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Using natural products that nature can replenish
Examples: Trees and plants
SolutionRenewable Resources
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Lyocell: wood pulp of eucalyptus trees Sorona: corn Rayon: bamboo fibers
Fibers From a Renewable Resource
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The EPA estimates 13.1 million tons of textile waste was generated in 2012.
5.2% of municipal waste What can be done to reduce the amount of
textile waste?
IssueTextile Waste
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Donate for reuse or resale Turn in to companies to recycle like
Patagonia Repurpose textile products
SolutionEliminating Textile Waste
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Insecticides and Pesticides used in fiber crops
IssueSoil Pollutants
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Environment friendly Genetically modified seeds and planted
resistant to pests Grown without harmful pesticides and
fertilizers
SolutionOrganically Grown Fibers