Cotton textile and clothing industry is a complex and multi-tiered system that consists of cotton culti- vation and harvesting, fiber production, yarn manufacturing, fabric preparation, fabric processing that includes bleaching and dying sub-processes among others and fabrication of the final product. An array of environmental concerns are associated with this sector, the most significant of which are issues related to use of agrochemicals in the cultivation of cotton and water, energy and chemical consumption in the fabric processing stage