Fabric Waste Minimization in Ready-Made Garment Units: A Step Toward Sustainability in Textile Industry
摘要
The textile sector is accused of being one of the most polluting industries. The apparel sector is one of the major sectors competing for natural resources and is gaining awareness of environmental hazards. Efforts must be made to preserve our environment and control waste generation in apparel. The initial step for industries is to assess their environmental impact and identify areas for improvement in order to take a sustainable approach. Currently, the fashion and textile industries are looking for innovative sustainable solutions to lessen their environmental effect. The ready-made garment industry generates a significant amount of fabric waste, which includes cutting scraps, leftover fabric pieces, and faulty garments. Managing this waste is essential for achieving sustainability in the industry. The study conducted gave insight into the industrial overview of fabric waste generated. More than 70% of the total waste was that of fabric waste in all the micro, small, medium, and large industries surveyed. The micro and small industries, majorly being unorganized, reported a greater amount of mixed waste generation. The goal of the study was to introduce and illustrate the notion of zero-waste fashion as a sustainable way toward fabric waste minimization and determine whether potential customers and manufacturers would accept these designs. Manufacturers responded far more favorably to zero-waste concepts in the built clothing than did potential customers.