{"id":116249,"date":"2022-11-28T12:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T17:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/?p=116249"},"modified":"2022-11-28T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T17:59:57","slug":"indigo-color-technology-water-saving-tech-in-the-textile-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/indigo-color-technology-water-saving-tech-in-the-textile-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigo Color Technology: Water-saving Tech in the Textile Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Brigitte Rodriguez, Associate Researcher & Writer for Save The Water\u2122 | November 26, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n In recent years, companies have grown more interested in developing eco-friendly technologies in the textile industry. However, making textiles requires using a lot of energy and water. For these reasons, researchers have presented indigo color technology. This alternative means that companies will use fewer resources and chemicals when making textiles. Thus, this technology is an environmentally friendly option.<\/span><\/p>\n Now more than ever, consumers are becoming more aware of the impact of making clothes. For example, making textiles releases microplastics into the environment. They also release 0.5 <\/span>million tons of microfibers<\/span><\/a> into the sea every year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to the European Parliament, the textile industry causes <\/span>20% of water pollution.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 However, the fashion industry\u2019s damage hasn\u2019t slowed down. Instead, it\u2019s intensified in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n Jeans are the most commonly used article of clothing. Although people characterize them by their practicality, they hugely impact the environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Moreover, a single pair of cotton jeans consumes <\/span>between 10,000 and 20,000 liters<\/span><\/a> of water throughout the manufacturing process.<\/span><\/p>\n For all these reasons, the textile industry is increasingly having to adapt to change. It\u2019s trying to opt for a more sustainable path by choosing less polluting options through the spread of new technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n Water pollution from the textile industry is a serious problem.<\/span> For example, there are thousands of companies in China that manufacture denim. According to Greenpace, in 2010, <\/span>cadmium levels from Chinese textile factories exceeded the permissible limit 128 times.<\/span><\/a> This endangered the lives of workers and the community. It also produced industrial pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, water pollution has affected the towns of Caruaru and Toritama in Brazil. These towns are known for the production of jeans.\u00a0 During production, wastewater was released directly into Capibaribe River without prior treatment. This affected the quality of the river water. According to a public health specialist, nobody could drink the water <\/span>in some areas because it was stained an indigo color.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n These are only some examples of the atrocities that the textile industry has done to the environment. There are other <\/span>countries that produce the largest amount of clothing<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n Indigo color technology consists of adding indigo pigment during the fiber production process. The benefits of using this technology compared to conventional dyeing are mind-boggling. It\u2019s worth mentioning that conventional indigo dyeing uses multiple dye baths in the fiber production process.<\/span><\/p>\n The benefit of this revolutionary technology is that it has a lower carbon footprint and can save large amounts of water. It saves more than <\/span>99% in water, chemicals, electricity, wastewater and heat energy.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n This innovative technology offers a few <\/span>advantages<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Indigo color technology is eco-friendly. Therefore, it\u2019s one of the cleanest and most responsible options within all the current model fibers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many researchers have worked on improving the denim supply chain. However, although progress has been made, there\u2019s still a lack of research on the different pigment colors in jeans.<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, the textile industry must become aware of the negative impacts of dyeing and look for other ways of working.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Further research will reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in the dyeing and treatment of their garments.<\/span><\/p>\n There are a few ways you can <\/span>preserve water<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n By Brigitte Rodriguez, Associate Researcher & Writer for Save The Water\u2122 | November 26, 2022 In recent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12900,"featured_media":116252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[498,547,575],"yst_prominent_words":[649,2240,790,2450,612,1502],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116249"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116306,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116249\/revisions\/116306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116249"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=116249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the Situation in the Textile Industry?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Environmental Impacts of the Textile Industry<\/span><\/h2>\n
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What is Indigo Color Technology?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How Does Indigo Color Technology Help the Environment?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Future Perspectives<\/span><\/h2>\n
What Can You Do to Save Water?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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