The aim of this Guide is to support the textile industry to become more efficient and environmentally conscious. It consists of two parts; Volume I dealing with the background to the project, an overview of waste minimisation and various chapters relating to case studies, waste minimisation suggestions and pollution control measures; and Volume II consisting of detailed worksheets which guide the industry through conducting a waste minimisation assessment, with an explanation of the nature and purpose of each worksheet and instructions on how they are to be used. This two-year project was sponsored by the South African Water Research Commission (WRC).

The majority of the information contained in the Guide is based on previous research conducted by the Pollution Research Group in the textile industry. The worksheets are based in principle on the US Environmental Protection Agency's Waste Minimisation Opportunity Assessment Manual 1988), and the Dutch publication Handboek voor de Preventie van Afval en Emissies in de Metaalproduktenindustrie (Kothuis and van Berkel, 1991), but have been modified specifically for the textile industry.

Waste Minimisation Guide for the Textile Industry, Volume I

Waste Minimisation Guide for the Textile Industry, Volume I, Appendices

Waste Minimisation Guide for the Textile Industry, Volume II, Self-assessment worksheets.