Turning Plastic Wastes Into Textile Products

Sezgin, Hande; Yalcin-Enis, Ipek

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7525-9_105-1

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“…PW have replaced fossil materials used in making synthetic fibers. This has positive effect on the circular economy and the environment as it helps to provide usage for the PW, thereby reducing plastic pollution and its negative effect, as well as provide income and employment to people (Sezgin and Yalcin, 2021). Synthetic fibers have replaced natural fibers in recent years owing to their low cost, and this has made plastic materials one of the most important sources of the textile sector (Eionet Report -ETC/WMGE, 2021).…”

Section: Fabrics For Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although making fabric from recycled plastic use so much energy to convert the old stuff into new fabric, they do not use as much energy or resources as in creating fibers and fabrics from scratch (Sezgin and Yalcin, 2021). The drawbacks to mechanical recycling of plastic waste into fabrics include presence of impurities in the fabrics, poor quality of some recycled waste, complexity of plastic solid waste, reintroduction of micro-plastic into the environment through the discharge of effluent from textile industry and huge machinery needed for the production (Tshifularo and Patnak, 2020; Eionet Report -ETC/WMGE, 2021).…”

Section: Fabrics For Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Innovations for Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in Nigeria

Ikelle,

Olivia,

Ogah

2023

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The use of plastic is increasing rapidly every year and this trend is likely to continue because of the extreme versatile nature of the properties of plastic materials which gives it use for wide range of purposes. This paper presents a current scenario of plastic consumption in Nigeria and also attempts to address the problem of plastic waste disposal and its attendant environmental hazards by discussing the various innovative ways of utilizing plastic wastes in order to promote a sustainable environment. The paper highlighted the challenges faced by the different innovative techniques and also the approaches that can be adopted to overcome the challenges for its survival in the circular economy. The literature review touched on works of related studies and discussed many innovative approaches for utilizing plastic waste. The key sources of literature in this review paper included peer-reviewed articles, news post, project briefs and professional reports. It is hoped that the implementation of the noble ideas and innovative technologies discussed in this work will enable proper and effective management of plastic waste in Nigeria.

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Section: Fabrics For Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fabrics For Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovations for Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in Nigeria

Ikelle,

Olivia,

Ogah

2023

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“…Moreover, it can be recycled multiple times, and recently plastic bottles can be recycled into other bottles, sleeping bags, t-shirts, clothes insulation, etc. [ 4 ]. Nonwovens obtained by processing PET waste could also be of great potential as a substrate for various kinds of fibers applied for water filtration and treatment and air filtration.…”

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The Dependence of the Properties of Recycled PET Electrospun Mats on the Origin of the Material Used for Their Fabrication

2022

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Plastic materials are one of the significant components of construction materials omnipresent in all areas of the industry and everyday life. One of these plastics is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Due to its processing properties, with a simultaneous low production cost, PET has been used in many industrial applications, including the production of various types of bottles. Moreover, the high consumption of PET bottles causes the accumulation of large amounts of their waste and necessitates finding an effective way to recycle them. Electrospinning is a well-known non-complicated method for the fabrication of nonwovens from polymers and composites, which can be utilized in many fields due to their outstanding properties. In addition, it might be a promising technique for the recycling of plastic materials. Therefore, in this study, the electrospinning approach for the recycling of two types of PET bottle wastes—bottles made of virgin PET and bottles made of recycled PET (PET bottles) has been utilized, and a comparison of the properties of the obtained materials have been performed. The fibers with diameters of 1.62 ± 0.22, 1.64 ± 0.18, and 1.89 ± 0.19 have been produced from solutions made of virgin PET granulate, PET bottles, and PET bottles made of recycled bottles, respectively. Obtained fibers underwent morphological observation using a scanning electron microscope. Physico-chemical properties using FTIR, gel chromatography, and differential scanning calorimetry have been evaluated, and mechanical properties of obtained mats have been investigated. Cytotoxicity tests using the L929 mouse fibroblast cell line revealed no cytotoxicity for all tested materials.

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“…In addition, textile wastes gain attention when the energy, chemicals, and water used in the textile industry is considered. For this reason, waste management strategies that focus on preventing the depletion of natural resources and transforming waste into economic input are becoming a priority policy target in the world [2].…”

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Mechanical Analysis of Laminated Structures Consisting of Denim Fabric and Recycled HDPE / LDPE Bottle Caps

Yalcin-Enis

Sezgin

2022

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Industrialization and the increase in population in the world have led to a great increase in the amount of solid waste. Plastic and textile wastes have an important share among the solid wastes, which include many different waste groups. While the increase in disposable products increases the amount of plastic waste, the understanding of fast fashion is among the most important reasons for the increase in textile waste. In this study, cotton based woven textile wastes (2nd quality denim fabric) are laminated with plastic packaging wastes (high density polyethylene (HDPE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) water bottle caps) in various sequences and thickness, areal density and fiber weight ratio values of these structures are examined. In addition, the impact properties of the produced laminated composite structures are analyzed via drop-weight impact testing machine. The results show that the increase in the number of fabric layers contributes positively to the energy absorption rate thus the samples including two layers of fabrics and one layer of either LDPE or HDPE plastic sheet have the highest maximum loads and absorbed energy values. In addition, it is also seen that HDPE lamination results in higher absorbed energy values compared to LDPE lamination.

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Turning Plastic Wastes Into Textile Products

Cited by 6 publications

References 48 publications

Innovations for Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in Nigeria

Innovations for Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in Nigeria

The Dependence of the Properties of Recycled PET Electrospun Mats on the Origin of the Material Used for Their Fabrication

Mechanical Analysis of Laminated Structures Consisting of Denim Fabric and Recycled HDPE / LDPE Bottle Caps

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