Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks | Guardian Sustainabl... - 0 views
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Dye houses in India and China are notorious for not only exhausting local water supplies, but for dumping untreated wastewater into local streams and rivers.
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Its process modifies cotton's molecular structure and allows dye to settle within the fibres without requiring the massive discharge of water,
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Cotton comprises 45% of all fibres used within the global textile industry, so a sharp reduction in water consumption would be a huge process improvement for this sector.
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polyester is the prime candidate because dyeing performs best in an airless environment with pressurised high hea