Essays about: "Textile Waste Management"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words Textile Waste Management.

1. 21. Weaving the Circle: Exploring the potential and challenges to upcycle post-industrial textile waste of an outdoor apparel company

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Dylan Giordano; [2019]
   Keywords : Post-industrial textile waste; Textile Upcycling; Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Circular Business Models; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The textile industry is known for its complex global supply chains and being subject to a raft of sustainability issues. As renowned apparel brands begin to adopt circular economy principles to close their material loop, upcycling of post-industrial waste streams presents a promising solution. READ MORE

3. 22. Mapping Flows of Textile Waste in Sweden and an Analysis of Alternatives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem; Lunds universitet/Ekosystemteknik (CI)

   Author : Lina Grip; [2018]
   Keywords : Textile waste; environmental impact; waste management; alternative use; Sweden; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : During this project, flows of textile waste in Sweden were mapped and analysed. Much of the information in the report was based on a literature review performed in the beginning of the project. It was concluded that textile waste should firstly be re-used, thereafter recycled and as a last option incinerated. READ MORE

4. 23. Waste to Value : A study of reverse logistics system for Post-consumer textiles in Nässjö municipality

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

   Author : Affan Rashid; Ruta Venskute; [2017]
   Keywords : Reverse logistics; Post-consumer textile; System’s thinking; Waste Management; Value creation; Logistics service providers;

   Abstract : Background:   The demand of textiles and clothing is constantly increasing; as a result the post-consumer textile waste increase as well. This point is bringing the focus on creating the value from waste by recycling. Sweden, municipalities are responsible for handling the textile waste that is currently categorized as the household waste. READ MORE

5. 24. To Reuse or to Incinerate? : A case study of the environmental impacts of two alternative waste management strategies for household textile waste in nine municipalities in northern Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Robert Bodin; [2016]
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   Abstract : With an increasing human population in the world, textiles are part of current unsustainable consumption patterns. Unlike most other mass produced products available today however, textiles are often vital to satisfy human core needs, and cannot be considered superfluous. Textile materials can be problematic from an environmental perspective. READ MORE

6. 25. What Role can Municipalities take to Accelerate Development in Regional Waste Management Systems towards a Zero Waste Society

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jessica Ekdahl; Amanda Friberg; [2015-07-07]
   Keywords : Waste management; Innovation in waste techniques; Industrial Symbiosis; Circular economy; CSR; Sustainable development; Swedish municipal waste management; Resource effectiveness; Waste indicators; Trends in waste; Socio-economic analysis; Preventative waste initiatives;

   Abstract : Abstract During recent decades society has been striving towards a circular economy where minimisation and prevention of waste is the key objective. An increasing world population coupled with subsequent increasing waste volumes and diminishing raw materials is primarily driving the movement from a linear towards a circular economy. READ MORE