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sources - Exploring Fashion's Deep Impact on Global Water Resources

[ 01 ] THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE

[ 01 ] THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE

[ 01 ] THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE

[ 02 ] OUT OF BALANCE

[ 02 ] OUT OF BALANCE

[ 02 ] OUT OF BALANCE

[ 03 ] VIRTUAL WATER

[ 03 ] VIRTUAL WATER

[ 03 ] VIRTUAL WATER

[ 04 ] WATER FOOTPRINT

[ 04 ] WATER FOOTPRINT

[ 04 ] WATER FOOTPRINT

sources - The Lifecycle of an Apparel Product

Product Development and Design

Product Development and Design

Product Development and Design

Sourcing of Raw Materials 

[1] Roth, J., Zerger, B., De Geeter, D., Gómez Benavides, J., & Roudier, S. (2023). Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/355887 [2] Roth, J., Zerger, B., De Geeter, D., Gómez Benavides, J., & Roudier, S. (2023). Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/355887 [3] Morgan, A.J., Luthra, P., Parma, M. and Petrie, L. (2022) Eau Courant: Water stewardship in apparel and textiles – Part I, Water and the Industry’s value chain. WWF-Germany. [4] Morgan, A.J., Luthra, P., Parma, M. and Petrie, L. (2022) Eau Courant: Water stewardship in apparel and textiles – Part I, Water and the Industry’s value chain. WWF-Germany. [5] Morgan, A.J., Luthra, P., Parma, M. and Petrie, L. (2022) Eau Courant: Water stewardship in apparel and textiles – Part I, Water and the Industry’s value chain. WWF-Germany. [6] Morgan, A.J., Luthra, P., Parma, M. and Petrie, L. (2022) Eau Courant: Water stewardship in apparel and textiles – Part I, Water and the Industry’s value chain. WWF-Germany.

Sourcing of Raw Materials 

Sourcing of Raw Materials 

Processing of Raw Materials

Processing of Raw Materials

Processing of Raw Materials

Knitting and Weaving 

[1] Roth, J., Zerger, B., De Geeter, D., Gómez Benavides, J., & Roudier, S. (2023). Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/355887

Knitting and Weaving 

Knitting and Weaving 

Dyeing and Finishing

[1] Roth, J., Zerger, B., De Geeter, D., Gómez Benavides, J., & Roudier, S. (2023). Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/355887 [2] Roth, J., Zerger, B., De Geeter, D., Gómez Benavides, J., & Roudier, S. (2023). Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Textiles Industry. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/355887

Dyeing and Finishing

Dyeing and Finishing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Distribution

[1] Bhayana, N., & Josset, L. (2023). Water: Textile’s Danger—Financial Risks, State of practice and moving forward. In Water Risk Modeling (pp. 51–90). Palgrave Macmillan Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23811-6_3 [2] Morgan, A.J., Luthra, P., Parma, M. and Petrie, L. (2022) Eau Courant: Water stewardship in apparel and textiles – Part I, Water and the Industry’s value chain. WWF-Germany.

Distribution

Distribution

Use Phase

Use Phase

Use Phase

END OF LIFE

[1] Gimkiewicz, J. (2022). Die Rolle der Langlebigkeit und der Nutzungsdauer für einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit Bekleidung: Eine Studie zum aktuellen Forschungsstand. Umweltbundesamt [2] Wagner,J.; Steinmetzer, S., Theophil, L., Strues, A. S. (2022). Evaluation der Erfassung und Verwertung ausgewählter Abfallströme zur Fortentwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft. Umweltbundesamt [3] Wagner,J.; Steinmetzer, S., Theophil, L., Strues, A. S. (2022). Evaluation der Erfassung und Verwertung ausgewählter Abfallströme zur Fortentwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft. Umweltbundesamt [4] Wagner,J.; Steinmetzer, S., Theophil, L., Strues, A. S. (2022). Evaluation der Erfassung und Verwertung ausgewählter Abfallströme zur Fortentwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft. Umweltbundesamt [5] Marc, J. (2023, 14. August). At one of the world’s largest secondhand textile markets, discarded clothes are getting a new lease on life. CNN World. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/10/africa/kantamanto-textile-market-ghana-or-foundation-spc-intl/index.html [6] Bartlett, J. (2023, 10. April). Chile’s Atacama Desert has become a fast fashion dumping ground. Environment. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/chile-fashion-pollution

End of Life

END OF LIFE

LOGISTICS

[1] Bhayana, N., & Josset, L. (2023). Water: Textile’s Danger—Financial Risks, State of practice and moving forward. In Water Risk Modeling (pp. 51–90). Palgrave Macmillan Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23811-6_3 [2] McVeigh, K. (2021, 29. November). Nurdles: The worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of. the Guardian. Retrieved February 7, 2024 from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/29/nurdles-plastic-pellets-environmental-ocean-spills-toxic-waste-not-classified-hazardous

End of Life

LOGISTICS

sources - How the fibers in our clothes affect water resources

POLYESTER

POLYESTER

POLYESTER

REC. POLYESTER

REC. POLYESTER

REC. POLYESTER

COTTON

COTTON

COTTON

REC. COTTON

REC. COTTON

REC. COTTON

VISCOSE

VISCOSE

VISCOSE

REC. CELLULOSIC FIBER

REC. CELLULOSIC FIBER

REC. CELLULOSIC FIBER

WOOL

WOOL

WOOL

REC. WOOL

REC. WOOL

REC. WOOL

LEATHER

LEATHER

LEATHER

REC. LEATHER

REC. LEATHER

REC. LEATHER

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Funded by Engagement Global with funds from the BMZ.

This website has been developed by the NGO Drip by Drip and designed & implemented by Daniela Gomes & Ali Azimi

For questions, feedback, inquiries please contact Drip by Drip via mail@dripbydrip.org

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