{"id":44989,"title":"How We're Addressing the Fashion Water-Pollution Problem","description":"The global textile dyeing process uses enough water each year to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. SKUAH's suppliers Teemill use a closed-loop system which means there is no waste-water being pumped into rivers ...","content":"<h3>Dye clothes, not rivers<\/h3><p>The fashion industry is a major contributor to water pollution, with textile dyeing being the second-largest global water polluter. The process often involves dumping dye-laden water into nearby ditches, streams, or rivers, creating environmental havoc. In fact, according to the World Economic Forum, the global textile dyeing process uses enough water each year to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.<\/p><h3><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ii9q8eyxys7lvo0wmemhrtygse7nyukjzlavjrvxlvhrcvcl.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"image of a polluted river\" title=\"image of a polluted river\" \/>Our solution<\/h3><p>But here\u2019s where we stand apart. Our supplier, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><u>Teemill<\/u><\/em><\/a>, has turned this issue around. Instead of letting water go to waste, they recover, clean, and reuse the water at the start of the dyeing process. It\u2019s a closed-loop system that mimics the natural water cycle\u2014no wastewater, just water that continuously flows around and around, never leaving a mark on the planet.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ocwxuuu2c6yaa3gufudagoyfgnyo8cu8r3nsyisdhilmttom.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"A group of men with hygiene face masks standing outside a factory in India\" title=\"A group of men with hygiene face masks standing outside a factory in India\" \/><em>Above: Water engineers at a Teemill factory site<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;\">Teemill build their own factories where SKUAH products are made. Employees at these factories have water quality, chemistry, mechanical and civil engineering post-graduate degrees among them. They work full time engineering systems which mean the water coming out of the dyehouse is cleaner than the water going in. It's even clean enough to drink. This is a long way ahead of fashion factories pouring pollutants in rivers. Every SKUAH product is made with sustainability in mind, and there's a huge team behind the scenes at Teemill making sure your products made the right way.<\/span><\/p><p>We're proud to be doing our part for cleaner rivers and a healthier planet.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ocd6ilvzrt5motfg3og0f6zrttwhlkboif3gqlzgvwdqxdgw.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Blond woman standing on a beach with a white tote bag slung over her shoulder\" title=\"Blond woman standing on a beach with a white tote bag slung over her shoulder\" \/><\/p>","urlTitle":"water-and-fashion-the-issues","url":"\/blog\/water-and-fashion-the-issues\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/water-and-fashion-the-issues\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/skuah.teemill.com\/blog\/water-and-fashion-the-issues\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1734272535,"updatedAt":1734283479,"publishedAt":1734283479,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":368457,"name":"SKUAH"},"tags":[{"id":3754,"code":"environment","name":"environment","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/environment\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmukql4rnbewcbcryy1so8tpnw0k57q0yw6utfxvzvqyefsd.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmukql4rnbewcbcryy1so8tpnw0k57q0yw6utfxvzvqyefsd.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmukql4rnbewcbcryy1so8tpnw0k57q0yw6utfxvzvqyefsd.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"The Fashion Water-Pollution Problem | SKUAH","metaDescription":"SKUAH's suppliers 'Teemill' use a closed-loop system which means there is no waste-water and clothing dyes being pumped into rivers ...","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":44990,"title":"What is Direct-to-Garment (DTG) Printing?","url":"\/blog\/what-is-direct-to-garment-dtg-printing\/","urlTitle":"what-is-direct-to-garment-dtg-printing","division":368457,"description":"Discover the difference between screenprinting and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, and why SKUAH uses the latter to create their eco-conscious clothing range.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0hxfvtxhetxd2twapalvopzwvmsckhggopgu0lusylasdad0.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0hxfvtxhetxd2twapalvopzwvmsckhggopgu0lusylasdad0.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":44991,"title":"SKUAH clothing - designed to be remade!","url":"\/blog\/skuah-clothing-designed-to-be-remade\/","urlTitle":"skuah-clothing-designed-to-be-remade","division":368457,"description":"With a QR code printed on the clothing label, by sending back your SKUAH garment at the end of its life, you are helping us end waste.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ytnyki6l899rgmywxq0zxeop3wsqjzr5nnl26q5gj5dtsah8.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ytnyki6l899rgmywxq0zxeop3wsqjzr5nnl26q5gj5dtsah8.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":44992,"title":"Organic cotton - why does it matter?","url":"\/blog\/organic-cotton-why-does-it-matter\/","urlTitle":"organic-cotton-why-does-it-matter","division":368457,"description":"SKUAH garments are made from organic cotton, which means no microplastics are released when you wash them at home. 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