SUSTAINABILITY APPROACHES IN DENIM PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Abstract

Sustainability in denim refers to the practices implemented to reduce the environmental, economic and social impacts of the denim production process and these practices are divided into two as product and production process. Sustainable denim product practices include various approaches such as using environmentally friendly, organic materials and recycled denim. In the sustainable production process, there are more sustainable alternatives such as desizing with amylase enzyme, mercerization with the best available techniques, bleaching with enzyme, ozone and laser technologies, washing with natural resources and water reduction technologies. This study aims to explain the sustainable product and production process that can reduce waste, water and energy consumption, using environmentally friendly raw materials, recycling and reuse.