Essays about: "textile fibre"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words textile fibre.

1. 1. A skein of Hope: Strategically moving the emerging Swedish wool value chain towards sustainability

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Andrea Van Acker; Trang Nguyen; Behnaz Kianian Seyed Abadi; [2023]
   Keywords : wool production system; Sweden; sustainability; circular economy; bioeconomy; leverage points;

   Abstract : This thesis started with the discovery that in Sweden, about 70% of wool, a valuable material, is wasted in 2017. In recent years, a local value chain in Sweden has gained momentum to increase the use of Swedish wool as a circular and sustainable fibre for the textile industry in the country. READ MORE

3. 2. Earth resources – a factor of time : A comparison between cotton and viscose

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

   Author : Åsa Strandberg; [2022]
   Keywords : LCA; LCIA; environmental impact; resources; land use; forest; yield; harvest; biodiversity;

   Abstract : Consumption continues to grow, while warnings persist about the fact that more isbeing consumed than the Earth is capable of yielding. This growth in consumption isclearly exemplified in the textile industry, which doubled global fibre productionbetween the years 2000 and 2020, while the population growth was 27% (The WorldBank, 2022). READ MORE

4. 3. Fibres from agricultural hemp waste

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

   Author : Ella Kärkkäinen; Åsa Älgbrant; Simon Kronberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Hemp fibres; hemp residue; unretted hemp; nonwoven hemp;

   Abstract : There is an increasing demand for natural fibres in the textile industry as a consequence of the negative impact of the industry on the environment. Svensk Hampaindustri (SHI) is currently growing hemp in Sweden for its seeds. This leaves residue in the form of hemp stems that could be processed for textile products. READ MORE

5. 4. Analysis of European post-consumer textile waste for automated sorting

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maria Marin Perez; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; fibre-to-fibre recycling; post-consumer textile; automated textile sorting; SIPTex.;

   Abstract : The textile industry is linked to several major environmental problems, as a consequence there is an interest at European level to reduce the impact of the industry. In Sweden there are several initiatives to increase the circularity of textile for example by promoting fibre-to-fibre textile recycling. READ MORE

6. 5. EU Waste Framework Directive, What's Next? : A cost­benefit analysis of an extended producer responsibility for textiles in the European Union

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Gerbendahl; Madeleine Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : EU Waste Framework Directive; Extended Producer Responsibility; circular economy; fast-fashion; textile industry;

   Abstract : The objective of our thesis was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate if an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles in the EU could be a socioeconomically beneficial policy to complement the EU Waste Framework Directive’s amendment of separately collected textiles. The aim was to investigate if the policy could achieve increased circular design of textiles as well as if it could work as a management plan for the increased collection rates. READ MORE