Assessing the environmental impact of textiles and the clothing supply chain / Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan, author.

Contributor:

Textile Institute (Manchester, England), originator.

Series:

Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 157.

Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles ; Number 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textile industry--Environmental aspects.

Textile industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Woodhead Publishing : In association with The Textile Institute, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The textile industry impacts the environment in a number of ways, including its use of resources, its impact on global warming, and the amount of pollution and waste it generates. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain reviews methods used to calculate this environmental impact including product carbon footprints (PCFs), ecological footprints (EFs) and life cycle assessment (LCA). The first chapters provide an introduction to the textile supply chain and its environmental impact, and an overview of the methods used to measure this impact.

Contents:

Front Cover; Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain; Copyright; Contents; Author contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; 1:The textile supply chain and its environmental impact; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The textile supply chain: an overview; 1.3 The production of natural fi bres; 1.4 The production of synthetic fi bres; 1.5 Spinning; 1.6 Fabric manufacture; 1.7 Finishing processes; 1.8 Apparel manufacture; 1.9 Distribution and retail; 1.10 Usage and disposal; 1.11 Summary: key challenges in assessing and reducing environmental impacts

1.12 Sources of further information and advice1.13 References; 2:Ways of measuring the environmental impact of textile processing: an overview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Ways of measuring the environmental impact of textile processing and textile products; 2.3 Environmental legislation relating to textiles; 2.4 Current environmental standards and schemes in the industry; 2.5 Summary: key methods reviewed in this book; 2.6 Sources of further information and advice; 2.7 References

3:Textile processing and greenhouse gas emissions: methods for calculating the product carbon footprint (PCF) of textile products3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The main principles of carbon footprint measurement; 3.3 Carbon footprint assessment methodology; 3.4 Applications of product carbon footprint (PCF) assessment to key stages in the supply chain; 3.5 Application of PCF assessment in textiles; 3.6 Summary: key challenges in calculating the PCF in textiles; 3.7 Sources of further information and advice; 3.8 References; 4:Calculating the water and energy footprints of textile products

4.1 Introduction4.2 Water footprints: an introduction; 4.3 Methods for assessing water footprints; 4.4 Applications of water footprint assessment to key stages in the textile supply chain; 4.5 Energy footprints: introduction and methods of assessment; 4.6 Applications of energy footprint assessment to key stages in the textile supply chain; 4.7 Summary: key challenges in calculating water and energy footprints; 4.8 Sources of further information and advice; 4.9 References; 5:Textile processing and resource depletion: calculating the ecological footprint of textile products; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Main principles and methods5.3 Application to key stages in the supply chain; 5.4 Summary: key challenges in calculating ecological footprints (EFs) in textiles; 5.5 Sources of further information and advice; 5.6 References; 6:Estimating the overall environmental impact of textile processing: life cycle assessment (LCA) of textile products; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 History of life cycle assessment (LCA); 6.3 Basic principles of LCA; 6.4 LCA goal and scope defi nition; 6.5 Life cycle inventory analysis; 6.6 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA); 6.7 Life cycle interpretation

6.8 Standards for LCA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782421122

1782421122

OCLC:

879854011