{"product_id":"making-jeans-green-paulina-szmydke-cacciapalle-9780815391876","title":"Making Jeans Green: Linking Sustainability, Business and Fashion","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsumers spend approximately $93 billion on denim products every year. This consumption comes at a great cost, with thousands of litres of fresh water, hazardous chemicals and energy contributing to just one pair of jeans, leaving the environment and the industry vulnerable to pollution and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing facts, figures, case studies and anecdotes, this book investigates why the industry has been so slow to adopt green technologies and offers practical solutions to designers and fashion executives who want to switch to cleaner manufacturing, including those working in the 'fast fashion' sector. It also offers advice to the eco-conscious consumer who wants to purchase denim more sustainably. Considering the full lifecycle of a pair of jeans from the cotton crop to disposal, it presents examples of how to go green at different stages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to fashion students and researchers, as well as designers, fashion executives, policy-makers and anyone who comes into contact with the world of denim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paulina Szmydke-Cacciapalle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815391870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815391876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d","brand":"Paulina Szmydke-Cacciapalle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926461939967,"sku":"9780815391876","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_338ab9c0-4e9d-44e0-bb80-22e34fa26500.jpg?v=1681083202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-jeans-green-paulina-szmydke-cacciapalle-9780815391876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}