Comprehensive review on consumers behavior towards sustainable fashion and its relativity in fast fashion

Sustainable fashion is clothing that is ethically produced and environmentally beneficial, whereas rapid fashion is the polar opposite in terms of sustainability. We know that circular business models can drive value by improving customer attention and possession. Due of its environmental impact, fashion experts believe that "there is no such thing as 100 percent sustainable fashion. "During the Covid-19 crisis, this trend became notably apparent, with two-thirds of surveyed European customers admitting that minimizing climate change impacts had become increasingly essential to them. The future of Sustainability in Fast Fashion concept and concern with the Consumers Behavior where circular business models are incorporated to increase the efficiencies of system to reduce inputs and decrease the amount or flow of material & garments in the system to reduce waste. The current study focuses on sustainability in fast fashion in the textile industry, with a focus on five imperatives: prioritize based on market segment, match the business model to the product, get the incentives right, make sustainable and pilot and experiment © 2022, Man Made Textiles in India. All rights reserved.

Remediation technology towards zero plastic pollution: Recent advance and perspectives.

The rapid growth of plastic wastes exceeds efforts to eliminate plastic pollution owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and then aggravates inherent environmental threats to the ecosystem. The paper provided a short introduction relating to the hazards of plastic wastes on environment and a detailed statement about plastic toxicity on human. The article stated on plastic how to enter the body and cause harm for us step by step. Given the toxicity and harm of plastic wastes on human, the degradation of plastic wastes via the physical, chemical and biotic methodologies is looked back. The advanced physical techniques are introduced briefly at firstly. Additionally, evaluate on chemical method for plastic decomposition and review on biotic degradation of plastic. The reactive oxygen species and the enzymes play a crucial role in chemical and biotic degradation processes, respectively. The reactive oxygen species are derived from the activated state of oxides, and the enzymes that aid the microorganism to ingest plastic through its metabolic mechanism are secreted by the microorganism. Subsequently, the potential possibility of upcycling plastic is analyzed from two aspects of the technology and application. The innovative technology utilizes sunlight as driver-power of plastic upcycling. And the carbon capture, utilization and sequestration and the growth substrate provided the novel guided directions for plastic recycle. Lastly, the three suggestions on plastic waste management are expected to establish an economy and efficient plastic sorting system, and two engineering solutions on plastic recycle are to make a contribution for sustainable upcycling of plastic.

Barcoding drug information to recycle unwanted household pharmaceuticals: a review.

Huge quantities of unwanted pharmaceuticals are left in households, notably as a consequence of the rising drug demand caused by improved healthcare and the aging population. Unwanted pharmaceuticals may thus easily end up polluting ecosystems upon disposal. This pharmaceutical waste issue has been aggravated during the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) by excess prescription and panic buying. Unwanted household pharmaceuticals are normally collected by owners and volunteers, then incinerated in centralized facilities, yet with low efficiency during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Most pharmaceuticals could be recycled because they are rather stable, however there is actually no sustainable strategy to manage unwanted pharmaceuticals in a pandemic. Here I review the management of unwanted pharmaceuticals in households during the pandemic, with emphasis on drug take-back programs, waste minimization and recycling efforts. Reducing pharamaceutical waste could be done by informing people on what to do with unwanted pharmaceutical products; using machine-readable codes for automatic sorting; and applying existing techniques for recovery of active pharmaceutical ingredients for reuse. I propose a new strategy where owners sort their unwanted pharmaceuticals and submit information online. This will generate coded mailing labels that allow the owner to separate pharmaceuticals into categories such as opened, unused, expired, and non-expired. Once collected by recycling facilities and manufacturers, active ingredients will be extracted to create new pharmaceuticals which will be recycled to other patients.

Toward sustainable express deliveries for online shopping: Reusing packaging materials through reverse logistics

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in online purchases, which has inevitably raised the demand for express delivery packaging materials (EDPMs). This study proposes a reverse logistics reuse framework that extends the EDPM life cycle by drawing on insights and conclusions from a review of the literature on supply chain management and materials science to achieve a sustainable e-commerce system. A key benefit of reverse logistics is its effectiveness in exploiting opportunities for resource reuse, which is preferred to recycling. By extending service life through resource optimization, recycling, and recovery processes, the novel reuse framework based on reverse logistics can be implemented with minimal changes to existing forward logistics systems, potentially leading to more sustainable online shopping. This study proposes a novel combination of reusable packaging materials and reverse logistics as a viable and more environmentally friendly practice, in line with circular economy goals. © 2022 The Authors. Thunderbird International Business Review published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Microplastic Pollution.

The world is suffering from aggravating, waste-generated consequences, and the contribution of microplastics to this problem is only increasing. A contributing factor to increased microplastic usage is the change in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) from specific use in limited locations (e.g., hospitals) to general use in widespread locations to protect against the current COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in an overflow of microfiber waste from homes, schools, streets, and elsewhere, in every country. While various institutes have issued warnings regarding increasing PPE waste, there is no positive indication of an end to the pandemic in the near future. In this review, we examine the impact of the pandemic on microplastic production, consumption, and disposal, and suggest strategies for lessening environmental pollution. In preparation for the worst-case scenario in which PPE becomes a new normal (in the COVID-19 era), it is recommended that governments and other responsible organisations set up a structured monitoring system for the distribution and disposal of PPE to ensure the most effective waste management possible for continuous sustainable development.

Design and Modeling of Shredding Machine for Recycling Plastic Waste

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affects plastic waste management all over the world. Plastic wastes from the medical field, such as surgical masks and personal protective equipment are massively dumped and affected human health and environmental. There are several strategies to improve medical plastic waste management, one of them is to do recycling. A plastic shredder is a machine used for cutting plastics into smaller parts called granules or pellets. The focus of this paper is to design a shredding machine used for recycling plastic waste. The outcome of this shredding machine can be used for subsequent plastic processing machines such as extrusion and injection machines. The proposed design is prepared using 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software and uses several sources on the market to make improvements. This paper covers the design, material used, and strength analysis of the machine. © 2021 IEEE.