Colorifix

100 billion articles of clothing are made every year. This comes at a huge cost to the environment, from the raw materials used to the industrial processes that support production. By learning from nature, we can change the paradigm.

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

The dyeing industry is one of the largest water consumers in the world, using over 5 trillion litres per year along with petrochemical dyes and a host of toxic and highly polluting chemicals.

5
Trillion

ENVIRONMENT FOOTPRINT

Up to 200,000 tonnes of dye are lost to effluents every year due to the inefficiency of industrial dyeing.

200,000
Tonnes

ENVIRONMENT FOOTPRINT

Textile dyeing pollution is more than simply dye and water. The industry uses up to 1.2 kilos of chemicals per kilo of fabric, only 50 grams of it being dye. Approximately 70 highly toxic chemicals are routinely used in textile processing, and around 30 are irretrievable.