1I I T DelhiDec.7,2002
INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTY-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Prof.R.B.CHAVAN
DEPT. OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
HAUZ-KHAS, NEW DELHI
2I I T DelhiDec.7,2002
INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY STATUS• OCCUPIES UNIQUE POSITION IN INDIAN
ECONOMY• 14% OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION• 33% OF TOTAL EXPORTS• 1-1.5% IMPORT BILL• SINGLE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR• 35 MILLION EMPLOYMENT• 93 MILLION INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT IN
AGRICULTURE, GINNING, PRESSING, COTTON TRADE, JUTE
3I I T DelhiDec.7,2002
PRESENT PAPER
STRUCTURE OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY
PROBLEMS
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL STRATEGY
GERMAN BAN
RESPONSE OF MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
TO COPE WITH GERMAN BAN
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STRUCTURE OF INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSRY
TWO EXTREMES1. KHADI : HANDSPUN , HAND WOVEN FABRIC2. HIGHLY CAPITAL INTENSIVE MODERN SOPHISTICATED
ORGANIZED MILL SECTOR
IN BETWEEN DECENTRALIZED POWERLOOM, KNITTNG AND
GARMENT SECTORSPRODUCTS DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURE OF TRADITIONAL ITEMS MANUFACTURE OF FASHION ITEMS FOR
SOPHISTICATED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MAKETS
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INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY- BROAD DIVISION
NATURAL FIBRES: COTTON, WOOL, SILK, JUTE ETC
MAN MADE AND SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND BLENDS
OUT OF TOTAL TEXTILE PRODUCTION
COTTON >70% MAN MADE AND SYNTHETIC 20% WOOL, SILK, JUTE ETC 10%
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Decentralized Sector
TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA
NATURAL FIBRES / FABRICS
MAN-MADE FIBRES / FABRICS
Organized Sector(Mills)
Spinning Composites Handloom Powerloom Khadi
WOOL
JUTE
SILK
COTTON
RAYONCellulose / viscose
BLENDED(Synthetic + Natural)
SYNTHETIC(Nylon, PET, PAN)
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NATURAL FIBRES
COTTONCOTTON TEXTILES PRODUCED IN ORGANIZED SECTOR
SPINNING MILLS : YARN PRODUCTION
COMPOSITE MILLS : YARN, GREY AND
PROCESSED FABRIC PRODUCTION
DECENTRALIZED SECTOR
POWERLOOM, HANDLOOM, KHADI AND HOSIERY
PRODUCTION
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ORGANIZED MILL SECTOR
1400 SPINNING MILLS 280 COMPOSIT MILLS
SPINNING CAPACITY
11 MILLION SPINDLES IN 1951
33 MILLION SPINDLES IN 1997 (19% OF WORLDS
SPINDLE)
WEAVING CAPACITY
2.1 LAKH LOOMS IN 1951
1.24 LAKH LOOMS IN 1997
REASON : RISE OF POWERLOOM SECTOR
PRESENT SHARE OF MILL SECTOR 6% IN THE TOTAL
CLOTH PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY
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DEENTRALIZED SECTORHANDLOOM
PRODUCTION OF
NAURAL FIBRE FABRICS, COTTON, WOOL AND SILK
SYNTHETIC AND BLENDED FABRICS
APPROXIMATELY 3.9 MILLION HANDLOOMS
20% OF TOTAL CLOTH PRODUCTION
TILL RECENTLY, PROTECTION FROM GOVT. OF INDIA
TO WITHSTAND COMPETITION FROM MILL AND
POWERLOOM SECTOR
LABOUR INTENSIVE
PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY EARNING TO AGRO
RURAL STRATA OF SOCIETY
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DEENTRALIZED SECTORPOWERLOOM
13 LAKH POWERLOOMS
70% OF TOTAL CLOTH PRODUCTION
PLAYING PIVOTAL ROLE DUE TO
LOWER COST OF PRODUCTION
FLEXIBILITY IN CHANGING THE PRODUCTION PATTERN TO SUIT THE MARKET DEMAND
PROXIMITY TO FABRIC WHOLESALE MARKETS
FAVOURABLE EXCISE DUTY STRUCTURE
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Share of Cloth Production
1990's
6%
74%
20%
1950's
70%
20%
10%
Organized Sector
Power Loom
Handloom
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MATERIAL FLOW ALONG THE TEXTILECLOTHING CHAIN
Synthetic FibreBasic chemicals petrochemistryProduction of monomers /
Production
Fibre, yarn, fabric
Natural Fibre- Cultivation .
. fertilizerspesticides
- Crop auxiliary agents
Textile Processing
e.g. desizing, mercerizing, bleaching, dyeing, printing,
finishing
Garment / Textile industry
UsePacking, washing, dry-cleaning
Disposal
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HOSIERY SECTOR
• SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY
LABOUR INTENSIVE
PRODUCION RANGE
T SHIRTS,CARDIGANNS, JERSEY,
PULLOVERS, POLO SHIRTS, INNER
GARMENTS FO MEN AND WOMEN .
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WET PROCESSING
PROCESS HOUSES SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
MOST BEING IN AND AROUND
POWERLOOM CENTRES
CARRIES POST WEAVING/KNITTING
OPERATIONS : BLEACHING, DYEING,
PRINTING AND FINISHING.
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GARMENT MANUFACTURING
GROWN PREDOMINENTLY DUE TO
EXPORT DEMANDS
TILL RECENTLY IN SMALL SCALE
SECTOR
OPEN TO ORGANIZED SECTOR
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SILK
SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER
PRODUCE ALL FOUR
VARIETIES i.e MULBERRY, TUSSAR,
ERI, MUGA
MAJOR CONCENTRATION IN
SMALL SCALE SECTOR
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JUTE
HIGHEST JUTE AND JUTE GOODS PRODUCTION
CONVENTIONAL USE: PACKAGING
MATERIAL
DIVERSIFIED USES: APPAREL,FLOOR
COVERINGS, HOME FURNISHING,
FIBRE COMPOSITES, GEO TEXTILES,
TECHNICL TEXTILES, SOFT LUGGAGE
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MAN MADE FIBRES
PRODUCTION OF VISCOSE,
POLYESTER, ACRYLIC, NYLON,
POLYPROPELENE.
BLENDED YARN AND FABRICS
PARTICULARLY POLYESTER/COTTON
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TEXTILE EXPORTS
20 BILLION DOLLARS? LEADING OVERSEAS MARKETS FOR EXPORTS ARE EUROPEAN UNION, USA, MIDDLE EAST, ASEAN
COUNTRIES, JAPAN UNDERGOING RADICAL CHANGE HUGE INVESTMENTS FOR MODERNIZATION TO BECOME COMPETITIVE IN INTERNATIONAL
MARKET VALUE ADDITION PRODUCTS FOR GLOBAL MARKET ASSURED SUPPLY OF GOOD QUALITY RAW MATERIAL,
HUMAN SKILLS
POISED TO BE LEADING PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL
MARKET
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INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND ITS PROBLEMS
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND SINGLE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL SECTORS SHARE OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION IN 50S ORGANIZED SECTOR >75%
DENCENTRALIZED POWERLOOM 25%
PRESENTLYORGANIZED SECTOR 6%
BALANCE POWERLOOME, HANDLOOM, HOSIERY
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DIFFICULT PHASE 60S AND 70S
OBSOLETE MACHINERY LACK OF MAINTENANCE LACK OF MODERNIZATION LOW PRODUCTIVITY LOW CAPACITY UTILIZATION STAGNANT DOMESTIC MARKETS SAGGING EXPORTS
WIDE SPREAD SICKNESS
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EMERGING TRENDSEMERGENCE OF SYNTHETIC AND
BLENDED FABRICS
PHENOMENAL EXPANSION OF SPINNING
RAPID EXPANSION OF DECENTRALIZED POWERLOOM SECTOR
BROUGHT SICKNESS COMPOSIT ORGANIZED SECTOR
LARGE NUMBER OF MILLS WENT BANKRUPT
2/3 OF THEM WERE COMPOSIT MILLS
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NATIONALIZATION (1967)
SETTING UP OF NATIONAL TEXTILE CORPORATION (NTC)
MAIN OBJECTIVE: EMPLOYMENT RELIEF TO THOUSANDS OF WORKERS
PRODUCTION OF CONTROLLED CLOTH
EXPERIMENT MISERABLY FAILED
MANY NTC MILLS CLOSED DOWN
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NEW TEXTILE POLICY (1980)
OBJECTIVE: DEVELOP HARMONIOUSLY
MILL, POWERLOOM AND HANDLOOM SECTORS
RECOGNITION OF LACK OF MODERNIZATION AS MAIN CAUSE OF SICKNESS
750 CRORE AS TEXTLE MODERNIZATION FUNDS IN 1986
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SHIFT IN PRODUCTION PATTERN 1987 GLOBAL INCREASE IN COTTON
PRICES SPINNING THOUGH TECHNOLOGICALLY
ADVANCED, LABOUR INTENSIVEDEVELOPED COUNTRIES PREFERRED
TO BYU YARN FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
LED TO YARN EXPORT GROWTH IN INDIA FROM 1987 ONWARDS
5% YARN EXPORT IN 1990 INCREASED TO 22% IN 1997
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LIBERIZATION
DE-LICENSING OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY
(1991)
IMPORT OF MODERN MACHINES TO SET UP NEW UNITS
IMPROVEMENT IN YARN QUALITY
INDIA BECAME GLOBAL PLAYER IN
YARN EXPORTS
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COLLAPSE OF YARN EXPORTS
IN 1990 70% EXPORT TO QUOTA COUNTRIES 30% TO NON-QUOTA COUNTRIES
AFTER LIBERIZATION INCREASE IN PRODUCTION STAGNANT QUOTA EXPORTS SHOT UP IN NON-QUOTA EXPORS 80% DROP IN QUOTA EXPORTS 20% UNINTENTIIONAL EXPORT DEPENDENCE
ON NON-QUOTA COUNTRIES
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COLLAPSE OF YARN EXPORTS
IN 1997
CURRENCY CRISIS IN SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
SEVERE EFFECT ON EXPORTS
EXPORT BELOW COST
DUMP EXPORT QUALITY YARN IN DOMESTIC MARKET
CRIPPLING EFFECT ON TEXTILE INDUSTRU
HUGE OVERSUPPLY POSITION
SUNRISE INDUSTRY BECAME SUNSET INDUSTRY
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WTO REGIME
MEMBER OF WTO
SIGNATORY TO GATT( GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TARRIF)
END OF ATC (AGREEMENT OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING) BY DECEMBER 2004.
END OF QUOTA ERA
TO FACE THE GLOBAL COMPETITION
LIMITED TIME FOR
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURE
IMPROVED QUALITY PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVE PRICE
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NEED OF THE HOUR
MODERNIZE TO COMPETE GLOBALLY
WITHSTAND CHEAPER IMPORTS FROM CHINA, PAKISTAN AND OTHER SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION FUND SCHEME (TUFS)
Rs 25 000 CRORE FOR MODERNIZATION
5% RE-IMBERSEMENT OF INTEREST CHARGED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
IN OPERATION FOR FIVE YEARS FROM APRIL 1999 – MARCH 2004
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INDIA IS FIRST COUNTRY TO HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.
NO SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS FOR TEXTILE SECTOR
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC STANDARDS EXIST STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION POORLY EMFORCED JUDICIARY HAS TO INTERVENE TO ENFORCE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES JUDICIARY HAS GOT ITS OWN LIMITATIONS AND CAN
NOT ACT AS ENFORCING AGENCY. MAKING LAW ONLY DOES NOT HELP ENVIRONMENT IS A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DESIRABLE COMPLIENCE SHOULD COME VOLUNTARILY
FROM INDUSTRY AND NOT BY POLICING
ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION
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IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTINDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED
WITH POLLUTIONEXTENT VARIESCONCEPT: TO KEEP POLLUTION LEVEL AS
LOW AS POSSIBLEANOTHER DIMENSION: SOCIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS SAS 800NO CHILD LABOURMINIMUM LABOUR WAGESPROVISION OF HYGIENIC CONDITIONS AT
WORK PLACECOMPLIANCE WITH GERMAN BAN
INTRODUCED IN 1996
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ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TEXTILE WET PROCESSING POSES SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
USE OF LARGE NUMBER OF CHEMICALS (ESTIMATE 8000) AND IN
LARGE QUANTITIES IN WET PROCESSING
DYES AND FINISHING AGENTS REMAIN ATTACHED TO TEXTILES
SOME OF THEM POSE HEALTH HAZARDS (CARCINOGENIC DYES, FORMALDEHYDE BASED INISHES)
‘POISON IN WARDROBE’
SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THESE CHEMICALS REMAIN IN THE PROCESSED WATER
WATER POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION DURING DRYING AND POLYMERIZATION OF FINISHING OPERATION AND PIGMENT PRINTING WHEN KEROSENE IS USED FOR EMULSION THICKENING
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Input / output analysis of Textile Finishing Processes
Textile Auxiliaries
Dyes
Base chemicals(e.g. acid, Alkali, sodium chloride)
Textile EnergyNatural Fibres; 10-20 MJ/kgSynthetic Fibres: 5-50 MJ/kg
Water60-360 l/kg textile
Polluted Air
Water Effluent
WasteSewage sludge:
60-70 g/kg textile
Wet Processing (pre-treatment,
dyeing, printing,
finishing.)
AIR EMMISSION SOURCES
FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES
OIL AND ACID MISTS
SOLVENT VAPOURS
ODOUR
DUST AND LINT
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OIL AND ACID MISTS
MOST COMMON SOURCE IS STENTER
EVAPORATION OF SPINNING OILS, PLASTICIZERS, AND VOLATILE FINISHING AGENTS
ACID MISTS (CORROSIVE)
DURING WOOL CARBONIZATION
VOLATILIZATION OF ORGANIC ACIDS LIKE ACETIC ACID
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SOLVENT VAPOURS
INCLUDE LARGE NUMBER OF TOXIC
CHEMICALS
KEROSENE OR MINERAL TURPENTINE
OIL
FORMALDEHYDE
CARRIERS FOR POLYESTER DYEING
CHLOROFLUORO HYDROCARBONS
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ODOUR
ASSOCIATED WITH
OIL MIST OR SOLVENT VAPOURS
SULPHUR DYEING
BLEACHING WITH SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE
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DUST AND LINT
PRODUCED DURING
SPINNING AND WEAVING
CARPET SHEARING
CAUSE RESPIRATORY DISEASES
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EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICSTEXTILE EFFLUENTS GENERALLY ARE
COLOURED
HIGH BOD
HIGH TDS
HIGH RATIO BETWEEN BOD AND COD
RATIO OF 1:2 TO 1:3 INDICATES GOOD BIODEGRADABILITY
IN WOOL RATIO 1:5 INDICATING DIFFICULT BIODEGRADABILITY DUE
TO GREASE CONTENT
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DETERGENTS AND
SURFACTANTS RISK TO AQUATIC LIFE
HEALTH RISK TO LARGE POPULATION IF DISCHARGED IN RIVER USED FOR DRINKING
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METAL POLLUTANTS
METAL COMPLEX DYES
CHROMIUM SALTS USED FOR
SULPHUR DYE OXIDATION
CHROME DYEING OF WOOL
• MORDANTS FOR NATURAL
DYES
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ORGANIC WASTES
SIZES
VARIOUS ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND ACIDS
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CLASSIFICATION OF TEXTILE
WASTES
HARD TO TREAT
HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC
DISPERSIBLE
• HIGH VOLUME
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HARD TO TREAT WASTES
COLOURS
METALS
PHENOL
TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
NON-BIODEGRADABLE SURFACTANTS
TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE
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TOXIC WASTES
SUB GROUP OF HARD TO TREAT
WASTES
METALS
CHLORINATED SOLVENTS
BOILER CHEMICALS
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DISPERSIBLE WASTES
PRINT PASTES
COATING CHEMICALS
UNUSED PROCESS CHEMICALS
HIGH VOLUME WASTES
WASH WATER FROM • PREPARATORY
• DYEING
• PRINTING
• EXHAUSTED DYEBATHS
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POLLUTION CONTROL
STRATEGIES CLEANER PRODUCTION
TECHNIQUES
• END OF PIPE TREATMENTS
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CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
WASTE MINIMIZATIONHIGHEST PRIORITY FOR REDUCTION IN WASTE
WATER COUNTER CURRENT WASHING OPERATIONS OPTIMUM USE OF PROCESS CHEMICALSSUBSTITUTION OF TOXIC CHEMICALS BY ECO
FRIENDLY CHEMICALSGOOD HOUSE KEEPINGRECOVERY OF CHEMICALS SUCH AS SIZE, CAUSTIC
SODA, DYES AND GREASEREPLACEMENT OF HIGH BOD CHEMICALS BY LOW
BOD ONESUSE OF LOW LIQUOR RATIO DYEING EQUIPMENTSIMPROVED PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO ELIMINATE
AND REDUCE WASTE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
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CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
END OF PIPE TREATMENTS
SEGREGATION AND SEPARATE TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC EFFLUENT STREAM IS MORE EFFICIENT COMPARED TO
COMBINED AND COMPLEX EFFLUENTS
SUCH STRATEGY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO
RE-USE WATER
RECOVER CHEMICALS
• REDUCE SIZE OF TREATMENT PLANT
EFFLUENT TREATMENT
COMMON PROCESS
PRIMARY SETTLING
FLOCULATION/CHEMICAL COAGULATION
BIOLOGICAL TRETMENT
SECONDARY PHYSICAL ADSORPTION
TERTIARY TREATMENT IF NECESSARY
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SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
FORMATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF
SLUDGE DURING
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
SUBJECT SLUDGE TO AEROBIC
DIGESTION
DEWATER BY CENTRIFUGE
DISPOSE OFF TO LAND FILL
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SOLID WASTES
INCLUDE
CANS
REJECTED FABRIC PIECES
CART AWAY TO LAND FILL OR
INCINERATE ON OR OFF SITE
DURING INCINERATION ADEQUATE AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES
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AIR EMMISSION CONROL
OIL MISTS AND VOLATILE ORGANIC CARBON (VOC)
MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
CONTROL THE APPLICATION OF SPINNING
OILS AND FINISHING AGENTS
PROPER AIR DUCTING
INSTALLATION OF MIST ELIMINATORS
CONDENSATION OF VAPOURS BY COOLING THE
CONTAMINATED AIR
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MANAGING AND AUDITING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION
RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS DEVELOPED MANUFACTURING NORMS FOR
DESIRABLE USAGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER, LABOUR, ELECTRICITY AND COMMON CHEMICALS
NORMS NOT IMPOSED LEGALLY
ACT AS GUIDELINES
MEMBERMILLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW THESE NORMS
RECORD OF SIMPLE MATERIAL BALANCE
WORTH EXAMINING THE RECORD OF STORE KEEPER AND PROCESSING DEPRTMENTS TO TRACK LOSSES OF EXPENSIVE AND/OR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS DURING HANDLING AND PROCESSING
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MANAGING AND AUDITING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION
• ASSESSMENT AT INTERVALS THE PERFORMANCE
OF EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENTS
IT IS NECESSARY TO EMPLOY A FULL TIME
PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM OR TRAIN
SENIOR STAFF AND WORKERS TO UNDERTAKE
ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND AUDIT TASKS
COMMITMENT BY TO MANAGEMENT TO
ESTABLISH SOUND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
THIS WOULD ALSO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY
AND PROFITABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION
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SIMPLE OPTIONS
IMPROVED HOUSEKEEPINGBETTER EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCEOPTIMIZATION OF VARIOUS PROCESS
SEQUENCESTHE MANAGERS MUST HAVE BASELINE
DATA FOR SIMILAR OPERATIONA IN OTHER INDUSTRIES
COMPARE AND INTERPRET THE RESULTS WITH OPEN MIND
ALLOW DISCUSSION BETWEEN STAFF AND ENCOURAGE TEAM MEMBERS TO BRING FORWARD INNOVATIVE IDEAS
EVALUATE THE IDEAS FROM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
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POLICY MANAGEMENT BY GOVT OF INDIA
GERMAN BAN AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
• RECOGNITION THAT NUMBER OF DYES AND CHEMICALS ARE HAZARDOUS
• AFFECT THE CONSUMER HEALTH
• CAUSE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO ENVIRONMENT
• GERMANY IMPOSED BAN ON THE USE OF AZO DYES
BASED ON CARCINOGENIC AMINE
• ABOUT 300 AZO DYES SUSPECTED TO BE CARCINOGENIC HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERMISSIBILITY NORMS FOR
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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ECO STANDARDS AND ECO LABLES CONCEPT OF ECO FRIENDLY TEXTILES IS
PROMOTED BY ECO STANDARDS AND ECO LABLES
ECO LABLES ARE BASED ON ENVIRONMENT
FRIENDLY NORMS FOR VARIOUS CHEMICALS STIPULATED ON THE BASIS OF CRADLE TO GRAVE APPROACH
USE OF ECO LABLES IS VOLUNTARY IN
NATURE
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ECO STANDARDS AND ECO LABLES
CHEMICALS CONSIDERED FOR ECO NORMS
FORMALDEHYDE
TOXIC PESTICIDES
PENTACHORO PHENOL
HEAVY METAL TRACES
CARCINOGENIC AZO DYES
HALOGEN CARRIERS
CHLORINE BLEACHING
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EFFORTS MADE BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
REGULATORY MEASURES
• PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF BANNED DYES
• EVOLUTION OF ECO STANDARDS AND LOGO FOR ECO FRIENDLY TEXTILES
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EFFORTS MADE BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEVELOPMENTAL MEASURES• ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIVE SEMINARS,
WORKSHOPS FOR THE AWARENESS OF ECO FRIENDLY CONCEPTS
• ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY FOR THE SECURING ISO 9000 AND EMS 14000 CERTIFICATION
• FINACIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH TUFS FOR MODERNIZATION
• MASSIVE PROGRAMME ON SETTING ECO TESTING FACILITIES
•