Proposed Designs for Sustainable Woven Polypropylene Fabrics
Abstract
This research deals with the issue of achieving sustainability of woven polypropylene fabrics and the potential to produce innovative clothing that meet aesthetic and functional requirements from polypropylene leftover. It also seeks to identify the impact of such an endeavor on achieving environmental sustainability, given that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest petrochemical producing countries in the world, that has manufacturing industries including industries that produce and process woven Bulk Propylene used in packaging.
This research aims to determine the potential of utilizing leftovers of pre-consumer Bulk Propylene Bag, (BPB) by means of upcycling them into plastic jackets that can be worn to protect against rain water. The experimental method was applied for its suitability to achieve the objectives of the research. The questionnaire was used as a tool to get the opinions of specialists regarding the two's designs fulfillment of the aesthetic and functional requirements, and the possibility of using leftovers from the manufacture of woven polypropylene sacks in the production of women's rainwater garments.
The study came out with results, the most important of which was the possibility of benefiting from the remaining unused polypropylene woven polypropylene (BPB) sacks in the production of high-quality plastic jackets that can be worn to protect against rainwater, in line with consumer tastes and market requirements. In the light of the results, the research came out with several recommendations, including the necessity of examining the advanced methods used to reduce unconsumed manufacturing leftover and examining their recycling in the production of new products that will be put on the market, and the establishment of communication channels between factories and specialized colleges to help provide appropriate solutions, especially to amend faulty manufacturing stages that result in large quantity of leftover.
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