ReviewEnvironmental sciences Europe2021
Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability.
Review in Environmental sciences Europe, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 233 citations in OpenAlex.
- EngineeringFrontiers in systems biology · 2026Article
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- Evaluating Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Reduction Clearing in Polyester Dyeing.ACS omega · 2025Article
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- Impact of Chemicals and Processing Treatments on Thermo-Mechanical Recycling of Polyester Textiles.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Fibrous Microplastics Release from Textile Production Phases: A Brief Review of Current Challenges and Applied Research Directions.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functionalization of Phenolic Aldehydes for the Preparation of Sustainable Polyesters and Polyurethanes.Polymers · 2025Article
- The Current State-of-the-Art of the Processes Involved in the Chemical Recycling of Textile Waste.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Look before you leap: Are increased recycling efforts accelerating microplastic pollution?Journal of industrial ecology · 2024Article
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- Enhancement of the degradation capacity of3 Biotech · 2024Article
- Vertically Grown Bioinspired Diphenylalanine Nanowire-Coated Fabric for Oil-Water Separation.ACS applied engineering materials · 2024Article
- Influence of Cross-Linkers on the Wash Resistance of Chitosan-Functionalized Polyester Fabrics.Polymers · 2024Article
- Oligoester Identification in the Inner Coatings of Metallic Cans by High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry with Cone Voltage-Induced Fragmentation.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Chemical reactivity theory to analyze possible toxicity of microplastics: Polyethylene and polyester as examples.PloS one · 2024Article
- Enhancing the Washing Durability and Electrical Longevity of Conductive Polyaniline-Grafted Polyester Fabrics.ACS omega · 2023Article
- Particle Shedding from Cotton and Cotton-Polyester Fabrics in the Dry State and in Washes.Polymers · 2023Article
- Sustainable Innovation: Turning Waste into Soil Additives.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biopolymer Textile Structure of Chitosan with Polyester.Polymers · 2022Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and the demand is met by the global production of thousands of tons of textile fibers, fabrics and garments every day. Polyester clothing manufactured from oil-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the market leader. Conventional PET creates pollution along its entire value chain-during the production, use and end-of-life phases-and also contributes to the unsustainable depletion of resources. The consumption of PET garments thus compromises the quality of land, water and air, destroys ecosystems, and endangers human health. In this article, we discuss the different stages of the value chain for polyester clothing from the perspective of sustainability, describing current environmental challenges such as pollution from textile factory wastewater, and microfibers released from clothing during the laundry cycle. We also consider potential solutions such as enhanced reuse and recycling. Finally, we propose a series of recommendations that should be applied to polyester clothing at all stages along the value chain, offering the potential for meaningful and effective change to improve the environmental sustainability of polyester textiles on a global scale.
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