SOORTY ENTERPRISES

— Asad Soorty , Director of Operations , Soorty Enterprises

152 no water at all , Cheema explains . “ To bleach , mercerise and decolour the garments , we use ozone , which is a very aggressive gas ,” he says . “ Ozone makes it possible to complete these processes without any chemicals or water . It is reduced to Oxygen after being used .” Any wastewater is collected and treated at the company ’ s Effluent Treatment and part of it goes through the reverse osmosis plants for reuse in the manufacturing cycle . Soorty has its own jeans recycling facility , where it collects leftover denims and

SEPTEMBER 2019