Essays about: "Textile and Apparel Recycling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Textile and Apparel Recycling.

1. 1. Digital Institutions to Support Data-Driven Circularity Innovation : The Improvement of Textile and Apparel Recycling Processes through Blockchain Technology

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Hanna Josephina Schliephake; Charlotte Laila Niemann; [2021]
   Keywords : Apparel; Fashion; Blockchain Technology; Information; Infrastructure; Institution; Textile and Apparel Recycling;

   Abstract : Purpose - The purpose of this master thesis is to explore if and how blockchain technology can improve textile and apparel recycling processes. It further aims to investigate which institutional and infrastructural preconditions have to be met for it to do so. READ MORE

3. 2. Best Before : A selective service life analysis of denim fabrics with a focus on washing and drying degradation to optimize their recycling efficiency

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Marie Schlich; Joanna Neuss; [2019]
   Keywords : Denim; Recycling; Service Life Analysis; Material Utilisation; Use Optimisation; Circular Economy; Closed Loop Recycling; Fabric Degradation; Circularity; Recycling Efficiency;

   Abstract : Resource scarcity and increasing environmental pressure have raised the stakes for rethinking material efficiency and textile recycling potential. As current practices fail to feed a closed loop recycling system, this research aims to contribute to the improvement of prevailing practices regarding denim as one of the most popular apparel materials worldwide while focusing on the issue of increasing amounts of discarded post-consumer textiles. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Torn to be worn? : Cotton fibre length of shredded post-consumer garments

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Julia Aronsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Mechanical recycling; shredding; post-consumer textile waste; cotton; fibre length and fibre length distribution.;

   Abstract : In 2015 the global fibre consumption was 96.7 million tonnes, which is an increase of 3.1% from the year before. Our high textile consumption has led to an increasing demand of raw materials and generation of textile waste. READ MORE

6. 5. Shanghai’s development into sustainable consumption : an insight from a retail apparel’s industry on change in consumer behavior

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Magda Hörndahl; Sebila Dervisevic; [2015]
   Keywords : sustainable consumption; retail industry; Shanghai; recycled apparel;

   Abstract : The concept of sustainable consumption is today an important area, due to the fact that humans of the world consume goods and services on a regular basis which contributes towards environmental change and deprivation of both renewable as well as nonrenewable resources. One of the areas that this concept can be applied within is the retail apparel industry. READ MORE