Herausgeber*in: European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Autor*in: T. Duhoux, E. Maes, M. Hirschnitz-Garbers

Schlagwörter: Circular Economy, Europa, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Life Cycle, Nachhaltigkeit, Recycling, Textilien, Ökobilanz, Studie, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

The findings of this study can be used as evidence base to improve the knowledge of the effectiveness of recycling capabilities of textile waste. This study wants to substantiate the understanding of the existing technologies industrially applied or at research stage, which relate to all the different types of recycling (e.g. mechanical recycling, chemical monomer recycling, chemical polymer recycling, etc.). It also provides an analysis of the economic and environmental effectiveness of those recycling technologies and a roadmap of the textile recycling technologies under development in order to support their industrial uptake.

Finally, it also provides an analysis on relevant policy initiatives in order to tackle potential regulatory barriers and scale up textile waste recycling activities in the EU.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch, teils Französisch

Umfang: 205 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschaffer*innen

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download

FEMNET-Factsheet: Klimaschäden durch die Bekleidungsindustrie

Herausgeber_in:  FEMNET e.V., Bonn

Autor_innen:         Nora Rütten, Marijke Mulder

Kategorien:

Themen:                Klima und Kleidung, Konsum

Zielgruppe:           Erwachsene, Schüler_innen Sek. I u. II, Berufsschule, Student_innen

Medien:                 Hintergrundinformationen

Schlagwörter:

Umweltschäden, ökologischer Fußabdruck, Fasern, Wasserverbrauch, Chemikalien, Recyceln, soziale und ökologische Folgen, Treibhauseffekt, Konsummuster, Verhaltenstipps, Produktlebenszyklus, Nachhaltig Konsumieren, Materialien, Life Cycle

Kurzbeschreibung:

Die Bekleidungsindustrie produziert 8% aller Treibhausgase – mehr als der weltweite Flug- und Schiffsverkehr zusammen. Trotzdem spielt Kleidung in der bisherigen Klimadebatte kaum eine Rolle.

Das Factsheet identifiziert die Produktionsschritte, die für die größten Emissionen verantwortlich sind, und stellt alternative Materialien und Konsummuster vor. Da fast ein Drittel des CO2-Emmissionen während der Nutzung der Kleidung entsteht, können wir unseren textilen Fußabdruck durch schon kleine Verhaltensänderungen positiv beeinflussen.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2020

Umfang: 4 Seiten

Sprache: Deutsch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download

Autor_in: Bahareh Zamani, Gustav Sandin, Greg M.Peters

Schlagwörter: andere Konsummuster, nachhaltiger Konsum, Konsumalternativen, Konsum, Konsumverhalten, Life Cycle, Life Cycle Analysis, Ökobilanz

Kurzbeschreibung:
Fast fashion is a clothing supply chain model that is intended to respond quickly to the latest fashion trends by frequently updating the clothing products available in stores. The shift towards fast fashion leads to shorter practical service lives for garments. Collaborative consumption is an alternative way of doing business to the conventional model of ownership-based consumption, and one that can potentially reduce the environmental impacts of fashion by prolonging the practical service life of clothes. In this study, we used life cycle assessment to explore the environmental performance of clothing libraries, as one of the possible ways in which collaborative consumption can be implemented, and compared the advantages and disadvantages in relation to conventional business models. Furthermore, the key factors influencing the environmental impact of clothing libraries were investigated. We based our assessment on three key popular garments that are stocked in clothing libraries: jeans, T-shirts and dresses. The results showed the benefits of implementing clothing libraries associated with the garments’ prolonged service lives. Therefore to achieve environmental gains, it is important to substantially increase garment service life. Moreover, the results quantitatively demonstrated the potential risk of problem shifting: increased customer transportation can completely offset the benefits gained from reduced production. This highlighted the need to account for the logistics when implementing collaborative consumption business models.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 7

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: Text aus Journal of Cleaner Production Volume 162

Für Studenten und Fakultätsmitglieder ist diese Studie kostenfrei verfügbar.

Herausgeber_in: Textile Exchange

Schlagwörter: Firmenbefragung, Bio-Baumwolle, Life Cycle, LifeCycle Analysis, Ökobilanz

Kurzbeschreibung:
The goal of this study was to build an up-to date and well-documented Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) for organic cotton fiber (ginned and baled), representative of worldwide global production. In addition, the study provides a full Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of organic cotton fiber (comprising cultivation and ginning operations) and identifies environmental hotspots. To the effect of achieving these goals the relevant ISO standards 14040 and 14044 were followed. The process was verified by an accompanying independent critical review process.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 83 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download (nach Anmeldung)

Autor_in: Theodoros Spathas

Schlagwörter: Altkleider, Altkleidersammlung, Abfall, Fasern, Fasertechnologie, Recycling, Ökobilanz, LifeCycle Analysis, Life Cycle

Kurzbeschreibung:
The fashion supply chain is being challenged by a rising global population, increasing wealth and consumerism in the emerging markets, and the phenomenon of fast consumption in the developed world. Enormous strains are put on natural resources to keep up with consumer demand and solutions are needed for the massive waste flows downstream. Currently the main solutions for garments that cannot be reused are landfill, incineration for energy recovery, and downcycling. The latter is the recycling of garments into lower value products, such as insulation or wipers. Landfill and incineration cost money and these options do not deal with the natural resources issue since they do not displace the virgin fibre textiles industry. Downcycling does displace virgin fibre production, but applications have low profitability. High value recycling or “garment to garment recycling“is the concept of recycling used garments and textile waste into new garment products. This concept can reduce some of the pressure on virgin resources, while at the same adding value to waste to make recycling profitable for companies. This research assessed the environmental performance of two garment to garment recycling systems and one scenario as well as one downcycling system, in comparison with their equivalent ones made from virgin materials. The approach was based on life cycle assessment, and the impact categories chosen were climate change, acidification, eutrophication and water consumption. The study included primary data from different processes in the life cycle, including mechanical and chemical recycling, textile collection and manual and automated sorting. 

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Umfang: 67 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download

Verlag: Routledge

Edited by: Alison Gwilt, Timo Rissanen

Schlagwörter: Waste Management, Textile Waste, Abfall, Textilien, Materialien, Design, Designstrategien, Designer/innen, Modedesigner/innen, Ökobilanz, Life Cycle, umweltfreundlich, ökologisch

Kurzbeschreibung:
The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and textile designers are becoming keen to employ more sustainable strategies in their work. This book provides a practical guide to the ways in which designers are creating fashion with less waste and greater durability.
Based on the results of extensive research into lifecycle approaches to sustainable fashion, the book is divided into four sections:
source: explores the motivations for the selection of materials for fashion garments and suggests that garments can be made from materials that also assist in the management of textile waste
make: discusses the differing approaches to the design and manufacture of sustainable fashion garments that can also provide the opportunity for waste control and minimization
use: explores schemes that encourage the consumer to engage in slow fashion consumption
last: examines alternative solutions to the predictable fate of most garments – landfill.
Illustrated throughout with case studies of best practice from international designers and fashion labels and written in a practical, accessible style, this is a must-have guide for fashion and textile designers and students in their areas.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2011

Umfang: 192 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: zu bestellen auf der Homepage des Verlags Routledge

Verlag: Routledge

Edited by: Alison Gwilt, Timo Rissanen

Schlagwörter: Waste Management, Textile Waste, Abfall, Textilien, Materialien, Design, Designstrategien, Designer/innen, Modedesigner/innen, Ökobilanz, Life Cycle, umweltfreundlich, ökologisch

Kurzbeschreibung:
The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and textile designers are becoming keen to employ more sustainable strategies in their work. This book provides a practical guide to the ways in which designers are creating fashion with less waste and greater durability.
Based on the results of extensive research into lifecycle approaches to sustainable fashion, the book is divided into four sections:
source: explores the motivations for the selection of materials for fashion garments and suggests that garments can be made from materials that also assist in the management of textile waste
make: discusses the differing approaches to the design and manufacture of sustainable fashion garments that can also provide the opportunity for waste control and minimization
use: explores schemes that encourage the consumer to engage in slow fashion consumption
last: examines alternative solutions to the predictable fate of most garments – landfill.
Illustrated throughout with case studies of best practice from international designers and fashion labels and written in a practical, accessible style, this is a must-have guide for fashion and textile designers and students in their areas.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2011

Umfang: 192 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781849712422/