Can this new dyeing method truly help jeans shrink its toxic problem?

Researchers suggest that, if indican were to replace indigo to dye the nearly four billion jeans traded annually, there would be a significant reduction in production of toxic waste and global CO2 emissions. Photo: AFP

Can the multi-billion-dollar denim industry keep producing blue jeans in every shape, size and silhouette, while shrinking oversized levels of hazardous pollution?

Research published recently suggests a new dye could be a step in the right direction.