Planet Tracker: Green improvements to textile production could save industry over $6bn

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Fashion and textiles could make big savings by improving wet processing
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Fashion and textiles could make big savings by improving wet processing

Research estimates investing in improving 'wet processing' facilities could bring financial and environmental benefits for the textile industry

Water-guzzling technology that is widely-used for dyeing, printing and finishing clothing - known in the textiles industry as 'wet processing' - can be heavily damaging to the environment, not least because...

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