CARBON EMISSIONS OF T SHIRT
PLAIN T SHIRT 32
FABRIC: PIQUE FABRIC
SNO TYPE QUALITY NO OF PCS / KG
1 FABRIC 20*20 PIQUE 0.283KG
2 BUTTONS 40L 2
3 BRAND LABEL POLYSTER 1
4 SIZE LABEL POLYSTER 1
Process flow of T shirt making
Since the for making one shirt we require = 0.283 kgs of fabric
Here the fabric quality is pique and count construction
Ne = 20*20
Deci tex = 300 so conversions like this of the CO2 emissions
SN PROCESS Conversion Co2
O emissions
1 Cotton 0.283/3.52(1kg) 0.08kg
Harvesting
2 Ginning 0.283/1.026 (1kg) 0.2758 kg
3 Spinning 0.283/1.383 0.204 kg
4 Knitting 0.283/0.057 4.964 kg
5 Dyeing 0.283/1.826 0.154kg
6 Garmenting 0.283 2.8302 kg
7 Distribution 0.283/0.084 3.369
8 Retail store 0.283/ 0.12 kg
total =11.997kgco
2
carbon emission coefficients of materials.
Material Type Carbon Emission Coefficient
Electricity 0.824 kgCO2e/kW·h
Pure cotton 10.750 kgCO2e/kg
fabric
Resin button 23.806 kgCO2e/kg
Sewing 46.287 kgCO2e/kg
thread
Woven label 45.863 kgCO2e/kg
Printed label 45.860 kgCO2e/kg
The data taken of each material of carbon emissions from the research paper.
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2783/htm
carbon emissions of production of t shirt in cutting and stitching of at shirt to
distribution can be done as that
the operation break down of polo t shirt can be taken as and cycle time to
produce 1 t shirt in industry as an assumption in online resources
SL. Cycle Calculated Production at 100%
Name of Operation
No. Time Efficiency
1 Care Label Attach With Back Part 0.28 214
2 Placket & Body Part Matching 0.30 200
3 Placket Attach Positioning Marking 0.30 200
4 Placket Rolling 0.32 188
5 Placket Attach With Front Part 0.38 158
6 Placket Edge Cut & Tack 0.25 240
7 Half Moon Cut & Iron 0.45 133
8 Main & Size Label Attach 0.35 171
9 Half Moon Attach With Back Part 0.45 133
10 Front And Back Part Matching 0.18 333
11 Shoulder Joining 0.33 182
12 Collar Servicing 0.20 300
13 Collar Making 0.18 333
14 Collar Attach With Tape 0.36 167
15 Back Tape Top Stitch 0.30 200
16 Lower Placket Close 0.20 300
17 Upper Placket Top Stitch 0.20 300
18 Placket Box Stitch 0.32 188
19 Cuff Joining 0.42 143
20 Cuff Top Stitch 0.22 273
21 Sleeve Pair Matching With Body Part 0.38 158
22 Sleeve Joining 0.42 143
23 Arm Hole Top Stitch 0.30 200
24 Bottom Hem Stitch 0.32 188
25 Side Split Tack 0.27 222
26 Side Split Rolling & Top Stitch 0.47 127
27 Side Seam 0.57 105
28 Sleeve Close & Open Tack 0.37 162
Button Hole Creating at Upper
29 0.30 200
Placket
Button Attach Positioning Mark at
30 0.20 300
Lower Placket
31 Button Attach with Lower Placket 0.25 240
32 Button Push 0.18 333
33 Final Thread Cut 0.30 200
Total Cycle Time 10.32
Machine requisition data: In machine data included types of machine and no. of
machine required for this garment production.
Operation Bulletin of Machine Data
Name Of Machine Requisition
OL – overlock 7 m/c
SNL – Single needle lock stitch 20 m/c
FL – Flat lock m/c 3 m/c
BH – Button Hole m/c 1 m/c
BA – Button Attach m/c 1 m/c
Iron m/c 2 m/c
Total 34 m/c
The time required of polo t shirt of total cycle time is 10.32 min and number of
operations
And no of machines sewing operation time (smv) = 8.30 min
Electricity of sewing machine avg carbon foot print form the research paper we
have taken of energy = 0.824 kgCO2e/kw/·h
Then electricity consumption of in stitching of t shirt for 8.30 min as per
SMV = 0.824*0.14167= 0.1167kgCO2e
Light assumption as per research paper 150 mcs =17kwh
Then Lighting required for making 1 t shirt = (17*21/2*60) * (33/150)
=11781/18000
10.30MIN for making t shirt light Consumption = 0.655KWH for 1 t-shirt
Finishing for 150 mcs = 34 mcs from research paper
Finishing for 33 machines (10.30 min) = 1.309kwh
Therefore = electricity 0.1167kgco2 + 0.655 kwh+ 1.309kwh = 2.0807kgco2
Then carbon emission in cutting/stitching/ finishing = 2.0807kg co2
SNO PROCESS Conversion Co2 emissions Co2 value
/kg from
DMAT app
1 Cotton 0.283/3.52(1kg) 0.08kg 3.52(1kg)
Harvesting
2 Ginning 0.283/1.026 (1kg) 0.2758 kg 1.026 (1kg)
3 Spinning 0.283/1.383 0.204 kg 1.383
4 Knitting 0.283/0.057 4.964 kg 0.057
5 Dyeing 0.283/1.826 0.154kg 1.826
6 Garmenting 0.283 2.0807 kg
7 Distribution 0.283/0.084 3.369
8 Retail store 0.283/ 0.12 kg
total =11.2475kgco
2
The total carbon foot prints of 1 polo t shirt = 11.24 kg co2
Reference values for carbon emission value from resources:
Cotton harvesting carbon emission value 3.52(1kg) from Dmat app
Ginning carbon emission value 1.026 (1kg) from Dmat app
Spinning carbon emission value 1.383 (1kg) from Dmat app
Knitting carbon emissions value 0.057 (1kg) from Dmat app
Dyeing carbon emission value 1.826 (1kg) from Dmat app
Garmenting carbon emission value reference:
Distribution carbon emission value 0.084 reference :
RETAILING Carbon emission value :
http://www.tshared.eu/blog-of-tsharedeu/carbon-footprint.html
REFERENCES& bibliography
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3)https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276193965_Carbon_Footprint_
of_Textile_and_Clothing_Products/figures
4) http://resource.cottoninc.com/LCA/2016-LCA-Full-Report-Update.pdf
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calculations-and-references
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