Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 2

This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector. It addresses the importance of these fibres in the fashion sector with the context of sustainability. This book, the first of its kind, addresses all the minute details pertaining t

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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 2

Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13340

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 2

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Editors Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Environmental Services Manager-Asia SGS Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Miguel Angel Gardetti Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury Buenos Aires Argentina

ISSN 2345-7651 ISSN 2345-766X (electronic) Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes ISBN 978-981-10-0565-7 ISBN 978-981-10-0566-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0566-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016930270 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.

Preface

The need for sustainable fibre sources is inevitable—recognizing this is the first step toward attaining sustainable development in the entire textiles and clothing industry. Hence we decided to put together dedicated volumes with the express purpose of dealing with this important subject. This is the second volume on sustainable fibres for the fashion industry—is a continuation of the first. This volume comprises six well-written chapters that deal with sustainable fibres for the fashion industry. This volume begins with a chapter written by Geetha Dissanayake and Srimala Perera, titled New Approaches to Sustainable Fibres. The chapter chiefly deals with the basic concept of “design to compost” the purpose of which is to address the challenges facing sustainable fashion. A systematic review on current trends in natu