Open AccessCarbon and Ecological Footprint of Textile Industry: Application of R3 Strategy to Mitigate the Environmental Effects of Textile Processing Waste
Author(s) -
Dheeraj Rathore,
Ratan Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of plant and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-202X
pISSN - 2454-1117
DOI - 10.18811/ijpen.v5i02.11
Subject(s) - carbon footprint , reuse , greenhouse gas , ecological footprint , textile , textile industry , life cycle assessment , environmental science , waste management , sustainability , environmental economics , business , natural resource economics , engineering , ecology , production (economics) , history , macroeconomics , archaeology , economics , biology
The carbon footprint reflects the greenhouse gases (GHGs) generated throughout the life cycle of a human activity or product, and is therefore an important tool for assessing and managing GHGs emissions. Ecological footprint display the impact assesments of waste managments process of any industry, as it generates very harmful products in the environment. However, it needs attention to use advanced technology to mentain the equllibrium of carbon and ecological footprint of textile industry. Presented review comprises the carbon and ecological foot prints of textile effluents and 3R strategy for their possible balance. 3R strategy i.e. reduce, recycle and reuse were discussed in terms of carbon reduction through transport management, and waste management generated from textile industries including nutritional value of textile sludge and effluent for agricultural use.