We all
are connected with fashion and each of us have our own choices and taste in
fashion. But do you know how much water does these cloth used in production? The fashion industry is one of the most polluted production industries. It causes water,
air as well as soil pollution.
On average, normally, it takes 2500-2700 litres of water to produce a t-shirt and
8500-10000 litres of water to produce jeans. Not only wastage of water but it also
pollutes the environment. Only some of the people know about this but there are
some industries which produce environment-friendly products.
To
overcome this problem, Surat-based Shreyans Kokra comes up with the idea of a start-up. Shreyans always wanted to do his own business but had no idea about
what industry he should choose. During his entrepreneurship course at Babson
College, US Shreyans became conscious of the harmful impact of textiles on
the environment.
After returning
to India in 2017, he started researching various ideas of how to develop
Eco-friendly clothes. It took him 3 years to do the research, he met farmers,
know about their working procedures and what they do from the leftover.
In 2020,
he finally came up with his own textile Industry, Canvaloop. Starting in 2020,
Canvaloop is a textile industry that converts hemp and other agriculture
waste into fibres. They developed the technology to convert plant-based
fibres into fabrics. These fabrics are fully eco-friendly without any
pesticides and insecticides and the founder of the company claimed that it
produces the fabrics in just 10 litres of water.
They not
only produce fibres but also manufacture jeans. The cloth produced from this
technology is not harmful to any skin, produces less odour, pesticides free. His
start-up has developed the technology that converts hard fibre into soft
fabrics. The product produced from these fabrics gets softer with every wash.
Canvaloop
has its own proprietary technology that develops many plant materials like hemp,
banana and pineapple waste into fibres. Shreyans said that they started their
business in January and after two months pandemic occurred. They have to close
their firm due to lockdown.
They worked
very well on the back end so they didn't face any difficulty. After lockdown
again the production begins and within some time they match their levels. They have
tie-ups with many big brands and provide them with good quality fabric. They are
also working with international brands and exporting their fabrics to them.