Abstract

PET is a synthetic fibre, and it is non-biodegradable. It is obtained from petroleum. Along with the widespread application of PET is the inevitable creation of large amounts of PET waste. There are serious economic and environmental problems with the increasing amount of PET waste. The landfill is also a problem as polyester waste goes to landfills and contributes to increasing waste. To create awareness about the waste, recycling is the most efficient option for the treatment of the PET waste. Due to the economic and energy concerns, nowadays the PET recycling is getting done in wide scale.

PET recycling is contributing to saving of raw petrochemical products and energy. Compared to virgin, the products made from recycled plastics result in 55-62% of capital saving. The business sector nowadays is focusing on the sustainability and the public is also concerned about the environment, this is what the main motivation for the PET recycling. The recycled product of PET is available as RPET. This paper deals with studying the dyeing performance of virgin and recycled polyester fabric. The results indicated that recycled polyester exhibited more depth than the virgin PET.

Keywords:Synthetic fibre; Non-biodegradable; Polyester; Textile