Waste Disposal and Effective Utilization in Footwear Industry

Abstract

The footwear industry is a diverse manufacturing sector which employs a wide variety of materials to make product ranging from different types and styles of footwear to more specialized shoes. Disposal is the management of waste to prevent harm to the environment, injury or long term progressive damage to health. Disposal of waste is where the invention is to permanently store the waste for the duration of its biological and chemical activity. Such that it is rendered harmless. The largest quantity of waste is generated at the cutting process. This work to facilitate industrial awareness and to communicate the key issues with the winder community of stakeholder in the footwear sector. It provides an overview of the scale of post-consumer footwear waste, legislative requirements, existing disposing solutions and the key factors influencing the establishment of a nationwide footwear disposing scheme around the world in coming future and create non-polluting environment.