Sustainability in Textiles

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability can be defined as an ability to maintain and preserve at a certain rate or level. In the context of sustainability of textiles, our goals converge on preserving natural resources, clean water, soil, and fresh air and extending the life of textile products. These goals can be accomplished, among others, via improved quality of textile goods, practices of textile chemical enhancement, conservation, and applied detergents. If these fail, recycling raw materials used for textile goods and upcycling needs to be exercised.  A thorough investigation of current business models in the textile industry, as well as human interaction with and the influence of fashion consumer behaviors, need to be studied and explained to consumers, so they are not trapped in the world of fast fashion and overproduction of low-quality and low-cost textiles goods. 

This Special Issue entitled Sustainability in Textiles aims to promote science- and research-based findings on the impact of textiles on nature and science-based predictions and assessments of global change and the direction we as humankind should move to sustain our planet. In this context, Sustainability in Textiles is an excellent fit for readers of the Sustainability Journal.

In this Special Issue titled Sustainability in Textiles, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include but are not limited to the following:

• Raw materials for the textile industry, including production and processing issues;
• Textile production and processing, including water consumption, chemical additives, dyeing, and finishing in all textile branches, including technical textiles, geotextiles, etc.;
• Washing and microfibers (pollution of water);
• Degradation;
• End-of-life, chemical and mechanical recycling, upcycling, closing the loop, and circular economy;
• Fast fashion and overproduction/current business models and practices.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Izabela Luiza Ciesielska-Wróbel
Guest Editor

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