ABSTRACT
Rapid population growth, the rise in affluence, and demanding technologies are few known culprits that bring the ecosystem at risk, which poses a direct or indirect threat to biotic and abiotic environments. The textile industry is well known as a water-intensive industry. The water consumption is 100–180 L per kilogram of textiles produced, and the textile industries discharge around 80% of the total wastewater. Almost 25% of the total energy consumed in textile wet processing is lost in the effluent in textile colouration. Such unwanted overuse of resources leads to an eye on a continuous focus of researchers in this area of research engaged in the textile industry. This chapter covers the current practices and investigations on water and energy conservation in textiles. A brief discussion is also included on innovative technologies like plasma application, sonication, waterless processing, developments in dyes and auxiliaries, promising energy conservation methods for heat recovery, and economical use of resources for sustainability.
