TR INGLES TECNICO ECCU_ENOC.pptx
- 1. The impact of textile production and waste on the environment ELECTRICIDAD INDUSTRIAL SEMESTER: 2023 – 10 NAME: SENATI - 2023
- 2. The impact of textile production and waste on the environment SENATI - 2023
- 3. The benefits of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Nowadays the electrical installations of our community of owners become an essential element. Almost all of the common spaces, the services we receive and an endless number of devices, work mainly with electricity. In the same way, it seems that the trend is that the vehicles with which we move daily will also have electricity as a source of energy in the near future. The charging of vehicles in the car parks will be another challenge for the electrical installations of the communities of owners.
- 5. The impact of textile production and waste on the environment The textile and fashion industry is one of the most polluting on the planet, but what is the environmental impact it generates? The main effects of this sector on the environment are detailed below, and we should consider many important things in order to save the planet.
- 6. Fast Fashion’s reach is far and varied. Its negative impact on the environment continues to rise. In fact, the clothing industry is the world’s second highest pollutant. Fast Fashion thrives off people frequently buying and discarding items of clothing. It has created a market to increase those sales, but at a cost we can’t afford. Clothing consumption has increased by 400% in the last two decades, leading to a multitude of dangerous environmental issues (True Cost).
- 8. One of the issues with Fast Fashion is the amount of clothing that is thrown away, sometimes only weeks after being purchased. America generates 11 million tons of textile waste each year (True Cost). Out of the clothing that is donated each year to charities, such as Salvation Army, only 20% can be re-used (Newsweek). So, what happens to the rest of the clothes? They are thrown into landfills, but these man-made, and chemically laden pieces of clothing are not compostable and end up emitting methane, a harmful greenhouse gas (Newsweek). This never should occur.
- 9. If you’re wondering what chemicals are hiding in your clothes, the answer can only be found by going to the source of our clothing materials: genetically modified cotton. “Cotton production is now responsible for 18% of worldwide pesticide use and 25% of total insecticide use” (True Cost).
- 11. The use of chemicals on cotton is like a disease for the earth. In landfills which aren’t properly sealed, the chemicals seep into the earth and our sources of water. These chemicals affect the air we breathe, the soil on which we build our lives, the water which sustains life, and the skin of those who wear the clothing. Maybe we should do something better in order to save the planet.
- 12. The amount of natural resources required to keep fast fashion going at its astronomical pace causes severe damage to our earth. The manufacturing of one shirt alone requires 2700 liters of water, and areas where clothing is produced suffer water and air pollution from the chemicals used to dye leather and other materials (Journal of International Affairs).
- 14. Chemical waste from dying clothing is another serious issue. In Indonesia, this waste is disposed of in the Citarum River, resulting in a dangerous plethora of deadly chemicals such as mercury, lead, and arsenic (Journal of International Affairs). Water contamination impacts the inhabitants of our seas, oceans, rivers and lakes, causing a domino effect of disaster for animals and the natural environment. The Journal of International Affairs also found that the fish exposed to these chemicals develop cancer and unhealthy genetic changes.
- 15. Textile production is estimated to be responsible for about 20% of global clean water pollution from dying and finishing products. Washing synthetics releases an estimated 0.5 million tonnes of microfibres into the ocean a year. The fashion industry is estimated to be responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and shipping combined. According to the European Environment Agency, purchases of textiles in the EU in 2017 generated around 654 kg of CO2 emissions per person. Greenhouse gases, seas drying up, chemical waste, loss of lives and the death of a planet—these real and horrible facts force us to ask this question; is fast fashion worth all of this?