Sustainability in Textiles

by
S.Periasamy
CEO
AIC-NIFTTEA

National Symposium on
Eco Textiles and Green Consumerism ETGC 2019 on
22th , March, 2019
at
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Sceince and Higher Education for Women
 Eight Environmental Impact categories
• Abiotic depletion
• Acidification
• Ecotoxity: ecotoxicity from washing (water heating and detergents) and dying of textiles;
• Global warming
• Eutrophication: energy use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nutrients releases (leading to
eutrophication)
• Human toxicity
• Ozone layer depletion
• Photochemical oxidation
 INNOVATION Defined….
• Peter Drucker defines innovation as: “the act that endows resources with a
new capacity to create wealth", and continues: "Innovation, indeed, creates a
resource. There is no such things as a resource until man finds a use for
something in nature and thus endows it with economic value. Until then,
every plant is a weed and every mineral just another rock.”
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HEMP:
 Anti bacterial ,durable and resilient .Fast Growing plant consumes less
water. No need of Herbicides,Pesticides ,Synthetic fertilizers or GMO seeds.
China currently accounts for more than 50%of Global production.
STINGING NETTLE FIBRE :
 Urtica dioica keeps wearer warm in winter and vice versa.
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COFFEE GROUND FIBRE:
Anti odour,UV ray protection and Quick drying time
PINEAPPLE FIBRE:
The fibres are extracted from Pineapple leaves through decortication
process.The non woven product is alternative to Leather.
BANANA FIBRE:
Fibre is made from the stem of the Banana tree. Easily Blended with cotton
and fabric is made both in weaving and knitting.
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Mushroom:
Natural,Sustainable, Bio degradable and safe for skin
Fibre from Mushroom is flame retardant,strong,resilient ,light weight and
bendable.
KELP Fibre
Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds.
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NANOLLOSE
 The microbial nanocellulose is environmentally sustainable alternative to plant based
cellulose materials.
 The microbial cellulose is produced by converting liquid bio mass waste products from
coconut beer ,sugar,and liquid food stream
 BIO PLASTIC
 Using waste methane gas to make natural material with properties similar to
plastics.
 Non –GMO bacteria produce polyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA) using gas fermentation
process
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BIO PLASTIC from COW MANURE
The pulp acts as the new incredient for cellulose –derivatives like
Cellulose acetate (BIO Plastics) and viscose.
ORANGE FIBRE
The soft ,siky and light weight fabrics made from citrus juice
byproducts.
 Disruptive Innovation
“Disruption” describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer
resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses
Thank you