ABSTRACT
World over, the culture of denim is widely spreading and blooming due to its modern trends and fast adoption of emerging fashion. The washing of denim has grown to a significant industrial scale. This sector has a huge chemical footprint that alarms ecological concerns. Without modifying the look and feel of their favourite jeans, brands as well as consumers prefer to switch to more sustainable options. There are opportunities for saving water, energy, time and chemicals throughout the process chain to produce the desired designs and look of denim. The concerning issues regarding sustainable and coordinated denim wet processing with special emphasis on the usage of colouring matters, chemicals and auxiliaries, water and energy are analysed in this chapter. Additionally, an alternative sustainable process of denim wet processing has been discussed thoroughly. Further, the environmental impacts of conventional and sustainable denim dry finishing technologies are discussed in this chapter.
