Editorial Book
Book Title
AI and Innovations in Home Science: Trends and Transformations for the 21st Century
ISBN
978-81-993205-1-2
PAID ACCESS Published Online: 12-Oct-2026 Pages: 27-32 DOI: https://doi.org/10.67914/edi1book012027/27-32

Sustainable and Eco-Innovative Textiles

Authors

Mrs. Joymary Selvaraj
Head and Assistant Professor, PG Department of Food science and Nutrition, Holy Cross Home Science College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

The contemporary textile and apparel industry operates as one of the most resource-intensive and environmentally burdensome global sectors. Accountable for significant greenhouse gas emissions, vast water depletion, heavy chemical pollution, and escalating solid waste generation, the sector faces an urgent imperative to transition from linear "take-make-dispose" dynamics toward sustainable and eco-innovative models. This synthesized paper explores the comprehensive landscape of eco-innovative textiles by combining raw material innovations, green chemistry, digital technological enablers, circular recovery systems, and systemic governance frameworks. By integrating bio-based fibers, low-impact wet processing, automated closed-loop recycling, and circular business models, the industry can reconcile commercial productivity with ecological boundaries.

Keywords

Functional foods; Nutraceuticals; Bioactive compounds; Health benefits; Digital health technologies

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