DESIGNING WORK WEAR FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY WORKERS USING PRE-CONSUMER TEXTILE WASTE

The demand for stylish clothing and surge in consumers’ interest towards fast fashion contributed to increased use of natural and synthetic fibers. Traditional natural fibers have been in use since ancient days. Man-made fibers are used to increase production in a limited time and with technological advancement its use has surged. This comes as an alternative to natural fibers at a cheaper cost. However, the downside of quick fashion is fewer wears per item of clothing, which leads to hazardous environmental pollution and landfills. This led to recycling of fibers. Recycling is done from preconsumer and also from post-consumer wastes. This paper aims to use pre-consumer textile waste for developing uniforms for textile industry workers.