CONSEQUENCES OF UK AND EC ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ON TEXTILE FINISHING

This paper considers the impact of textile products and processes on the environment, reviews previous UK legislation and regulation and considers how effective it was in controlling the environment, assesses the threats and opportunities that new UK and EC legislation pose to the finishing sector and suggests approaches that may be beneficial, both in environmental and commercial terms. This paper augments previous articles and papers written by the author on the impact of new environmental legislation on the UK Textile sector1-3.