End-of-life management of textile products
Abstract:
Traditionally, disposal of textile products meant sending them to landfill. However, due to scarcity of land, concerns with health and pollution, and the need to conserve resources, new ways are being found for disposal. This chapter deals with the end-of-life management of textiles and clothing products and discusses approaches to the problem.
Key words
reuse
disposal
recycle
incineration
landfill
bidegradation
8.1 Introduction
The range and volume of textile products used every day is growing exponentially and so is the problem of their disposal. Traditionally, disposal meant sending unwanted products to landfill. However, the volume of waste, the diminishing amount of new land ...
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