Abstract
The textiles and clothing industry in Tirupur comprises approximately 710 firms. As well as being the supplier of textile-related materials to consumers, the industry also supplies materials to other manufacturing sectors, including automotive, filtration, mining, building, marine, composites, and outdoor protection. One of the many sustainability issues facing the industry is the quantity of textile waste that is sent to landfill at great cost to the industry and the taxpayer. It is not only the Textile and Clothing companies which generate textile waste, but also their customers in the industrial manufacturing sector. This paper is an initial attempt to scope the issue of textile waste in Tirupur. The aim is to open discussion on the issue, to develop policies and programs to assist the intelligent management of the issue, and to elicit industry support for these undertakings. The limited and inadequate data available in Tirupur is an impediment to intelligent and effective recovery and/or regeneration of textile waste. This paper advocates that the preliminary initiative be the commissioning of a study on textile waste in Tirupur.
The authors are associated with the Department of Fashion Technology, Angel College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupur
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