RECYCLING OF TEXTILE WASTE

Tejas P. Pimple
D.K.T.E. Society’s Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji-416115
(Maharashtra) India.
Email: tejaspimple17@gmail.com, ramagr96@gmail.com

Abstract

Textile plays major role in Indian economy, it produce 14% to industrial production and
4% to GDP. The industry accounts for nearly 15% per cent of total exports. By utilizing
available resource we can improve over selves to above the expectation level. By
reducing or utilising waste, we can get more out of available textile raw material.
Generally there are soft as well as hard waste generated in various textile sectors. In
spinning around 12-13% of soft waste in the form of neps, motes, noil, dust, fly, fluff,
strips etc. is generated. In weaving wastage in different form is around 3-4%. Around
0.2% and 2-3% waste is generated in textile processing and nonwoven industry is
generated respectively. Textile processing industry contributes more towards effluent
waste generated during processing of the grey fabric which is treated suitably in effluent
treatment plants having minimal impact to environment. This material left as waste is
generally sold at low cost. If we recycle this material and resell it with some value
addition we can get good profit as well as best from waste. In this presentation cut to
cut setting for nullifying waste or waste control has been discussed with the example of
use of nonwoven fabric waste, selvedge waste, and substandard yarn in manufacturing
of conveyor belts.

Keywords: best out of waste, conveyor belt, nonwoven, nylon cord, recycling, etc.