What is a major ecological concern about textile production?

Untreated wastewater discharge.

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  1. Untreated wastewater discharge ✔
  2. Too many natural fibres
  3. Too little dye

Why: The discharge of untreated effluents into water bodies is responsible for most environmental harm from the textile sector.

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Answer: Untreated wastewater discharge. The discharge of untreated effluents into water bodies is responsible for most environmental harm from the textile sector.

  1. Textile en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile
    the discharge of untreated effluents into water bodies is responsible for the majority of environmental harm
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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