Fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and shipping combined.
3000 years ago, Indian textiles accounted for 60% of global exports. The invaders destroyed this system in a methodical manner. Ironically, it now provides 6.9 percent ( 2nd highest contributor after china which is standing at 52.2 percent ) In 2016, worldwide platforms declared the “Ganga River” to be the most polluted river in the world. This river appears in Indian literature as a goddess, and even today, a plunge in it might provide moksh. We were not the only ones subjected to this nasty narrative of culpability; other rivers on their list (all from the eastern hemisphere) were heavily displayed on worldwide platforms and continue to do so. There is no denying the waste that has amassed along these waterways; the photographs speak for themselves. To see through them, one must plunge further into the dark waters. There is no guarantee of survival after one has plunged in.
That is not a secret. The underlying story is that from fibre to garment, there are several procedures that add up to waste. These waste products contribute to three types of pollution: land pollution, water pollution, and air pollution. It is claimed that for every garment created, an alternative is abandoned. The greatest items are brought in by global brands, while the others are left to the east.
These are eventually fixed or rebuilt and sold on streets and even malls in eastern nations, or they end up in our landfills. As a result, waste from other sources is added to the total, and developing nations are under pressure to manufacture across all industries.60% are non-recyclable, 10% are natural and synthetic mixes, and 0.7 percent are natural based and will take a few years to breakdown. The trash is not just produced at the completion. It begins at the commencement. During the dyeing process, chemical waste pollutes the waterbodies; the majority of it is not handled at all. Untreated effluent in water contains colours, sulfer, nitrogen oxides, particles, dust, oil, and volatile organic compounds. Dyes are very soluble in water, making them difficult to remove or separate. The existence of chromophoric groups has been demonstrated through tests.( a chemical group (such as an azo group) that absorbs light at a specific frequency and so imparts color to a molecule also : a colored chemical compound.) Eventually making it poisonous for life to exist underwater. 15% to 50% of Azo Dyes do not bond with the cloth and may be washed. Therefore finding itself from dyeing units to water sources where the water is released, alot of agriculture takes around water bodies. That w ater is being used in irrigation. According to reports, they are present in food produced. Which, of course, drifts on our platters. It was formerly thought to be present in fish (water-fish-human), but it is now also detected in our food chain. We can’t get away from it. There are dyes in the soil as well, which has an affect on how food is grown. Influencing the germination cycle Not to mention that nature is always evolving. It finds a way to survive. So, as waste accumulates, living things will adapt to whatever environment they find themselves in. (Dyeing is preferable to dying) Making dyes extremely anthropogenic in nature.
Waste water is dumped into bodies of water throughout the night, making it difficult to trace and monitor. This is not only filthy and disgusting, but it is also extremely
hot, destroying anything living that comes into touch with it. Over time, it destroys all the life on the banks and the weeds that develop, keeping the soil healthy. As well as marine life. Within a few years, the river or lake becomes excessively contaminated to support life on the inside or outside. This is the rise of biologically dead rivers. Other rivers that do not have down signs have shown chromium concentrations that are over 80 times higher than normal water.
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