{"title":"Sustainable Alternatives for Plastic Packaging used in Apparel E-Tailing.","authors":"B Sharmitha., D Nishali., K. Singh, S. Kavitha","doi":"10.46590/rjtl.2021.020202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46590/rjtl.2021.020202","url":null,"abstract":"Fashion today is about an obsession with outward image and appearance.\u0000Though the door delivery of goods is very useful for modern consumers, it has given\u0000rise to some serious environmental challenges due to excessive usage of plastics. To\u0000pack the clothes ordered online needs a whole leap of plastic wrap, bubble sheet,\u0000thermocol sheet and the list of packaging waste is endless. From polybag to collar\u0000band, plastic has a wide range of use in the packaging segment, though recycling and\u0000reusing these materials are difficult. Products like corrugated bubble sheet, green\u0000wrap, indented kraft paper can be intensive as eco-friendly alternatives for this\u0000ecological damage. Though there is room for sustainable modules in the fashion\u0000industry, there must be companies and people willing to take up the new ideals. This\u0000paper reviews plastic consumption in packaging and its environmental annoyance\u0000and the alternatives identified by some fashion brands..","PeriodicalId":426929,"journal":{"name":"Research Journal of Textile and Leather","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132126224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation of Sludge Protein from Skin Fleshing Wastes by Alkaline Hydrolysis\u0000and Determining its Effects as a Fertilizer on Growth of Some Nursery Plants:\u0000A Step Towards Tanneries Waste Utilization in Pakistan.","authors":"Beena Zehra, H. R. Nawaz, B. Solangi, Uzma Nadeem","doi":"10.46590/rjtl.2021.020201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46590/rjtl.2021.020201","url":null,"abstract":"During Leather Processing, Skin Fleshing Wastes (SFW) are usually\u0000disposed of in an open area which creates toxic hazards. In this study, (SFW) from\u0000tanneries have been hydrolyzed using two alkalis Potassium hydroxide ( 2g/ 100g of\u0000SFW ) and Sodium hydroxide ( 4g/100g of SFW) with a sufficient amount of water at\u00002300\u0000F in Autoclave for two hours. Three resultant fractions fats and oil\u0000(approximately 240 g Kg-1\u0000), protein (approximately 554 g Kg-1\u0000) and sludge\u0000containing a high amount of ashes (approximately 900 g Kg-1\u0000) were successfully\u0000isolated respectively. The yield of fractions was calculated on the wet weight of SFW\u0000used after the removal of lime using ammonium sulphate. In this study, the isolated\u0000third fraction Fleshing Sludge (FS) from the hydrolyzed fleshing wastes used\u0000fertilizer on the six different plants on growth commonly named Ghobi, Cran Dola,\u0000Patunia, Placus, Dentist and Dalia. The observations were taken during 30 days of\u0000incubation, at the usual temperature. The application of FS in plants observed that\u0000growth was enhanced in significant proportion as compare to reference plants\u0000supplemented with commercial fertilizer except in the Ghobi sample PS1 which\u0000shows some phytotoxicity confirmed by leaf yellowing. The results revealed that the\u0000applied sludge has no adverse effect on the growth of other experimental plants.\u0000Results were taken by measuring plants according to standard methods","PeriodicalId":426929,"journal":{"name":"Research Journal of Textile and Leather","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131717070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}