| Author | Kan Sirirachataponk |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-00-6 |
| Subject(s) | Clothing trade--Waste minimization
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The waste minimization assessment was done at a garment manufacturing factory. The factory generates high quantities of fabric, lining, thread, paper, cardboard, and plastic wastes. Fabric and lining are the most costly raw materials, so it is important to minimize these two wastes or recover their costs through reuse and recycling. Moreover, packaging media, such as cartons and plastic bags, are another major source of solid wastes. It has been determined from the study that good housekeeping, process execution, and onsite and offsite waste reuse and recycling are the effective waste minimization measures. Recommended good housekeeping and process execution includes efficient material utilization control, waste separation at source, and proper training program. Waste reuse and recycling is also an effective tool to reduce the solid waste and to recover the financial values from the solid wastes. The large pieces of the fabric waste can be used to make low-quality blankets for the low market, while the medium pieces can be used to make clothes for dolls. The small pieces can be used as cleaning materials in the drinking bottle industry. The lining waste from the sewing process can also be reused as wadding for mattresses. An agreement with the fabric suppliers should be made to return the undamaged fabric roll tubes and cations to them for the reuse purpose. In addition, partially damaged cations with good enough condition could be reused to serve as containers to collect all sizes of the fabric waste or any other type of waste, while the packaging plastic bags can be distributed to the sewers to separate the solid waste. Moreover, all large plastic bags with good condition can be reused to transport garment panels around or to collect the other types of waste, such as paper waste. All these waste minimization options could increase the factory' s annual benefit by about 1,800,000 Baht. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Samorn Muttamara |
| Examination Committee(s) | Visvanathan, C.;Fukushi, Kensuke |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |