Textile Waste Explained: Pollution, Climate Change, and What We Can Do
“Why did yesterday's fashion become today’s pollution?” During the up-down for my job from my home, I see a beggar begging. He is always sitting near a temple. He looks so dirty. His beard face, unwashed curly hair, always irritates me. But what can I do? Perhaps, I will help him once or twice or thrice ... but not always.. this is not only my thinking but others too… Yesterday, after work, I was on my way home. Suddenly I saw a garbage bag of clothes from my car. There were so many used clothes in it. Some dogs are playing and pulling clothes. They were enjoying their ways. A small sparkle in my mind produced that both two activities were shaking me. On one side the beggar did not have proper clothes and on the other side the clothes or textile waste was in the garbage. During the drive, my mind was thinking about the textile waste. Where does it come from? and how can manage it? Can it produce a microbial colony or release pollutants in the environment? Let's understand t...