Fabric

From clothing production to logistics, from use to eventual abandonment, they emit carbon dioxide.

Many raw materials such as cotton and ramie are widely used in the planting stage, such as pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides, which pollute the environment. When raw materials are stored, preservatives, fungicides and moth proofing agents such as pentachlorophenol are used. In the process of weaving, oxidants, accelerator and detergent are used. In dyeing and printing, azo dyes intermediates, formaldehyde and halide carriers and heavy metals are also used.

Clothing industry

Redress, a charitable organization in Hongkong, proposes that we should make rational use of fabric waste.

The "Yi cool regeneration Fashion Festival" shows the works of the top six players on the scene. The materials used are all recycled fabric waste. These young designers not only enhance their strength through this competition, but also skillfully use the design skills to reduce the waste of fabric, and also design the time.