EDUCATION IN GREEN TECHNOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Textile Industry is known to be the second largest polluting industry. Circularity in production streams through emerging green technologies in reuse or recovered or environmentally friendly raw materials is one solution. Some environmental issues need to be addressed at the Industry level. Environmental impact of textile wet processing: water consumption, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, waste water and sludge, air emissions, chemical consumption. This paper reviews natural, regenerated and biodegradable fibres which are eco-friendly and alternative susutainable pocesses to conventional production. Sustainable alternatives in processing, process optimization, recovery and reuse of bath liquors, effluent treatment plant are some of the technologies being practised. Ecological compliances, both National and International through Eco labels and certification. Designers need to ethically design and develop products. Ethical fashion aims to reduce the carbon footprints. Individual green Initiatives have been taken by major brands. Awareness of these are important to designers of products and its consumers. The consumer can then make conscious choises in selecting, using and disposing products. Awareness on green technologies at each stage in the supply chain from designing, processing, manufacturing and marketing are important for both tranceparancy and traceability.