Sustainable yarn production using leftover fabric from apparel industries

A huge amount of waste was generated from the apparel industries. This study aims to develop the process of producing recycled yarn from apparel waste. The apparel leftover fabric was converted to fiber, and the fiber was mixed with virgin cotton in different ratios to produce sustainable 6/1 Ne rot...

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Published in:Heliyon 2022-11, Vol.8 (11), p.e11377-e11377, Article e11377
Main Authors: Faysal, G.M., Azad, T.N. Sonia, Repon, Md. Reazuddin, Hossain, Md. Tanjim, Jalil, Mohammad Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cotton
Count strength product
fabrics
Hairiness
Imperfection index
Leftover fabric
Sustainable yarn
wastes
zero wastes
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Summary:A huge amount of waste was generated from the apparel industries. This study aims to develop the process of producing recycled yarn from apparel waste. The apparel leftover fabric was converted to fiber, and the fiber was mixed with virgin cotton in different ratios to produce sustainable 6/1 Ne rotor yarn. The produced yarn qualities viz. count strength product (CSP), elongation percentage, total quality index (TQI) and tenacity were decreased linearly, and opposite scenario observed for thick and thin places, neps, imperfection index (IPI) and hairiness (H) attributes with increasing the amount of waste addition with virgin cotton. The leftover fabric (LOF) can be utilized to develop a sustainable yarn and to zero waste management.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11377