A Detailed Study on Environmental Sustainability in Knit Composite Industries of Bangladesh

Samit Chakraborty

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A Detailed Study on Environmental Sustainability in Knit Composite Industries of Bangladesh

Samit Chakraborty

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 5, Issue 5)

Received: 25 July 2016 Accepted: 8 August 2016 Published: 8 September 2016

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This research paper has illustrated different forms of contemporary sustainable measures that can be applied in knitwear manufacturing industries. Apart of discussing this aspect, the paper has also reported what types of sustainable measures are being adopted by the Bangladeshi garments industries while producing knitted garments. Different ways of introducing and maintaining sustainability in garments industry have been elaborately presented in this paper. The research has also described what kinds of difficulties usually impair industrialists in adopting or executing sustainable practices in producing knitted apparels. In order to collect the information the author visited five garments industries and conducted interview with key responsible persons of those industries. A questionnaire was prepared for interviewing them. Their answers have been discussed elaborately in this paper followed by a concise conclusion.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 5, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20160505.13
Page(s)	121-127
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Sustainability, Knitwear, Green, Organic Fibers, R&D, Recycling, Dyeing, Finishing, Sewing

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