Life Cycle Analysis of a Polyester Garments

Abstract

The global warming put emphasis on green products to save our environment. Due to the continuous pressure from different stakeholders for the conservation of environment, ecofriendly product manufacturing has received much fuel from corporate stakeholders to gain competitive advantage through earning reputation at present business state. Polyester control in fashion markets accelerates as overcapacity limits margin expansion throughout the chain of global fashion market. It has been asserted that synthetic polymers in the ocean would be regarded as hazardous waste. All synthetic fiber has an environmental collision. The compulsive demand for polyester in fashion markets increases its production. The demand for polyester crosses the limit margin throughout the chain of the global fashion market. It has been developed that synthetic polymers in the ocean would be observed as destructive waste. The recycling process of polyester clothing will be established in the textile material recovery and reuse. The study produced the life cycle analysis of 100% virgin polyester trouser (work ware) of one production cycle for 400000 pieces. The primary and secondary data was collected from PET resin manufacturing industry, fabric manufacturing and trouser manufacturing industry. The study also provided recycling process of polyester fabric which reduces environmental emissions. The significance of recycling textiles is increasingly being recognized. Once in landfills, natural fibers can take hundreds of years to decompose. The virgin and waste of polyester release the hazardous micro-plastic, carbon dioxide and methane gas which is polluting accordingly our acoustic life and environment. The reusing process and recycling approach of polyester reduces our dependability on petroleum by eliminating some PET manufacturing process and minimizing the atmosphere, water, soil, and landfill pollutions.