The document discusses the growing problem of waste, particularly solid waste and textile waste. It notes that the world generates over 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually, with at least 33% not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Textile waste comes from industrial waste during production, pre-consumer waste like fabric scraps, and post-consumer waste of used clothing and other textiles. The rise of fast fashion trends and lack of sustainability awareness or policies have led to increased textile pollution and waste that is difficult to treat due to the lack of eco-friendly practices for waste management.

1. Waste
Waste Not, Want Not

2. Introduction
• Increasing - “throwaway culture”
• Broader challenge - affects human health and
livelihoods, the environment, and prosperity
• Solid waste - over 90% of waste openly dumped or
burned
• Municipal solid waste - world generates 2.01 billion
tones of annually
• At least 33% of that not managed in an environmentally safe
• Global waste to increase by 70% over the next 30 years -
rapid urbanization, population growth, and economic
development
• Solid Waste Management

4. Textile Waste

5. Cont.

6. Textile Waste - types
• Industrial Waste
• conveyor belts, filters, geo-textiles and wiping rags
• Pre-consumer textile waste:
• soft fibre wastes, yarn spinning (hard fibre) wastes, beaming
wastes, off-cuts, packaging, spools and creals
• Post-consumer textile waste
• clothing, footwear, fashion accessories, towels, bedding, and
drapery

7. Textile Pollution
• Internal – all the previous
• External

8. Reason for Textile Wastes
• Attitude towards textiles – lifestyle
• Fast fashion - massive amount of clothes
• Frequency of shopping - low-priced clothing & short life span
• Lack of awareness on sustainability - disposal behaviour
• Lack of eco-friendly practices - no method for treating waste
• No strict government policies
• Lack of quality materials
• Less popular second-hand clothing
• Lack of knowledge on textile care and maintenance
• Industrialization