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An assessment of environment friendly methods of khadi manufacturing

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The paper attempts to understand various environment friendly approaches in the production of khadi fabric with special focus on carbon footprint. The detailed information about raw material, manufacturing process, utilization of energy and water during manufacturing of cotton khadi from yarn to fabric was sought. The information obtained was with respect to waste management, by-products of the manufacturing process, nature of air pollutants and toxic substances if any, produced during the manufacturing process. The khadi is considered 100% natural, it is handspun and hand-woven and does not rely on electric units. The manufacturing process does not generate toxic waste products.

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Gupta, S., Rastogi, D. & Mathur, R. An assessment of environment friendly methods of khadi manufacturing. Indian J Hist. Sci. 56, 49–59 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43539-021-00003-3

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