Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Cleaner Production, cilt.506, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
With the increasing population and changing consumption habits, waste management, which is essential for environmental sustainability, comes to the fore. The urgency of this issue cannot be overstated. Studies continue to manage the waste pulp produced due to widely consumed tea and coffee, which have become an integral part of our daily lives. Appropriate waste management is a critical step in terms of environmental sustainability. Therefore, this research takes an innovative approach by focusing on the recycling and reuse potential of waste tea and coffee pulps in a novel application, incorporating them into textile structures. For this purpose, a comprehensive experimental work was performed to produce tea and coffee waste containing textile surfaces. Layered textile structures with different constructions and waste inclusions were designed. The performance of the obtained samples was examined via thickness, objective compressibility, air permeability, water vapour permeability, subjective compressibility, and antibacterial tests. The results showed that 1-, 3- and 5-layered nonwoven samples could be successfully produced using tea and coffee wastes and waste textile fibres. Depending on the waste type, fixing parameters, and sample configurations, evident differences were detected in the results for permeability and compressibility. The antibacterial test results show that textile surfaces containing tea and coffee waste are inspiring. Promising results were concluded, which could be suitable to be used for shoe insoles. This research encompasses a systematic approach to decreasing vast amounts of coffee and tea waste. It offers a solution and an environmental strategy, using natural waste resources sustainably to control pollution and minimize environmental impacts.