GARMENT WASTE FROM HOUSEHOLD

BY- VANDANA KATARIA

Garment waste

The majority of textile waste from
household sources, waste textile also
arise during yarn and fabric
manufacture, garment-making
processes and from retail industry.
These are termed as post-industrial Together they provide a vast potential
waste, as opposed to the post- for recovery and recycle.
consumer waste.
Waste from each
household.
Garment waste affecting three pillars of
sustainability-

Waste

Environment Economic Social

Environmentally
How
The majority of textile or clothing
waste head to our landfills, where
they release greenhouse gases and
leach toxins and dyes into the
surrounding.
Clothing cause 10% of all global Fashion industry creates around
carbon emission and all the 13kg of fashion waste for every
products in landfill and 85% are the person on planet every year.
products from the fashion industry.
Why
It takes 2700 liters of water to
make one cotton t-shirt (enough Consumers throw away shoes
to meet average person’s and clothing, an average of 70
drinking need for two and half pound per person, annually.
years).

Consumers does not actively

The shift toward mass
practice sustainability at home
manufacturing of cheap clothes.
for sustainable life and living.
What

3% of water discharge from each Discarded clothing made of non- Making pair of jeans produces as
household is clothing and fashion biodegradable fabrics can sit in much greenhouse gases as driving
generates 4% of the world’s water landfill for 200 years. a car more than 80 miles.
each year, that is 9 million tons
which is may more than toxic e-
waste.
Economically
How

The way dress and fashion are The demand for fashion and Fast fashion, global culture and
produced, marketed, sold, clothing, which is increasing ever individual lifestyles affects
bought, worn, and thrown away year (fast fashion). economy.
affects the economy.
Why
The average consumer buys 400%
more clothing than 20 years ago
(pre occupancy of fast fashion in
clothing industry and consumers
itself).
People are now very sensitive to The producers built up mass
fashion and trend, rather than production by out sourcing so as
quality and physical life of to be competitive by lowering the
product. price.
What

It is expected that A report found that Acc.to the “Ellen Increased per capita
400% increased in addressing and McArthur sales in developed
world GDP by 2050, social problems Foundation”, economies.
which mean even created by the clothing production
greater demand for fashion industry has approx. doubled
clothing. would provide a in the last 15 years,
$192 billion overall driven by growing
benefit to the global middle class
economy by 2030. population across
the globe
Socially
How
Fashion benefits society, but also
affects the self-esteem of people
who can not afford certain
clothing.
People are bullied for not having Modern slavery also takes part in
the latest fashion clothing which it.
results in people buying clothes
without necessity in cheap price
and discard the useful product.
Why

Society is becoming like that, in which Currently around 100 billion articles of clothing
appearance is valued but not the character. are made per year, which is increasing due to
fast fashion and the waste is increasing
accordingly.
What
In Bangladesh, women works for
$2/day or ¼ of living wages.
40 million people are trapped in
modern slavery, including child
labor, victims of human
trafficking, bonded labors, etc.
“US department of labor report”(2018)
found evidence of forced child labor in
fashion industry in Argentina,
Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India,
Indonesia, Vietnam and other
countries.
Solutions for garment waste from
household.

RECYCLE REUSE UPCYCLE

 •Earlier, consumers were considered as passive responsible
and industries as active. But now it is important for the
consumers to practice sustainability at home to attain
sustainable lifestyle.
•And consumers are also responsible for all the above
Conclusion factors and awareness among them is very important, as
large amount of fashion waste comes from houses.
•Putting clothes in the bin directly send them to landfill but
a little creative thinking can make their destination much
more meaningful.
•Thus, upcycling and reusing is now very important.
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