Essays about: "Textile Waste Recovery"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Textile Waste Recovery.
-
1. Digital Platforms for Textile Waste Recovery : An exploratory study about how Digital Platforms strenghten the Waste Recovery Stream in the Textile, Apparel and Clothing industry
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: In recent years, the amount of textile waste increased rapidly due to the fast-fashion phenomena with an increasing clothing production and a declining customer usage. Not only that one truck of clothing getting landfilled or burned every second, but also the textile production impacts the environment due to the vast amount of water, material, chemical, and energy usage. READ MORE
-
2. Perceived Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Concerning Textile Waste Prevention Among the Citizens of Malmö
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : The average Swede consumes 14 kilos of textiles every year and disposes of 10 kilos, of which 8 kilos end up in the household mixed waste. When disposed of in the household mixed waste, the textiles will be incinerated. READ MORE
-
3. Circular Economy Practice Applied to Reverse Logistics : A Multiple Case Study from Fashion Retailers Perspective
University essay from Södertörns högskola/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The fashion industry has been criticized due to environmental issues, such as the causation of increased scarcity of landfills, hazardous emissions, and exhaustion of non-renewable resources. At the same time, customers, and governments require organizations within the industry to be transparent, offer sustainable consumption, and take responsibility for textile waste. READ MORE
-
4. The Afterlife of Clothes
University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)Abstract : The clothes and textiles sold in Sweden is mostly manufactured in countries outside of the EU. The production requires large areas of land and vast amount of water. The environmental impact is big during the production phase in terms of water usage, chemicals and transports. READ MORE
-
5. Value Stream in the Reverse Supply Chain : Case Study of the Second-Hand Concept of a Swedish Multi-Brand Fashion Retailer
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Background It has become increasingly a problem that fashion products reach their end-of-life when they are still usable. Today, a fast-changing wardrobe has gained importance which is directly linked to overloaded landfills of textile waste and scarcity of natural resources. READ MORE