Textile waste from confection industries and possibilities for its recycling

Abstract

Many of the processes and products associated with modern lifestyles have negative effects on the environment. Among the significant consequences are the rising costs of treating and disposing of excessive amounts of waste. Proper management of the large amounts of waste generated by the confection industry is of high importance to the good of society. Solving the problem of textile waste is of great importance for the garment production facilities in order to increase competitiveness, make additional profits and reduce disposal costs. In this paper were analyzed two confection companies, in order to determine the amount of textile waste that occurs in both companies, and also was made a research for utilization of the generated textile waste through its application as a raw material for the production of composite materials.