Track: IE/OM in Asia

Abstract

Although 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, in many areas, water scarcity appeared as a big challenge.  It is essential to use water efficiently, rationally, and judiciously in every sector. Comfit Composite Knit Limited (CCKL), a large-scale export oriented knit garments group of companies in Bangladesh, uses huge water in its production and process chain. This group meets most of its water demand which are treated and uplifted from WTP (wastewater treatment plant). Taking water scarcity issue into its account, this group intends to use water perfectly, fruitfully and religiously. To find an optimal and efficient solution for its water consumption, this group initiated several measures and tested their merits and bottlenecks in its labs and in nearby factories. The group finally has come to a solution. Accordingly it implemented modifications in the production lines by incorporating the expert’s opinions, keeping all the machineries and equipment as they were before. As a result, the group had been successful to hugely reduce its water consumption rate from 130 L/kg to 50 L/kg. We presented the technical details of the applied method and also showed the main achieved results on cost effectiveness in chemicals and auxiliaries, WTP, and utilities.