Environmental Sustainability through Clothing Recycling

Abstract

This paper examines the process of achieving environmental sustainability through recycling of textile wastes. The recycling of textile waste can serve as a mean of providing solutions to many financial and environmental problems such as high cost of waste disposal and diminution of natural resources. The benefits and problems of this exercise are also highlighted. There are benefits to all three aspects that define sustainability: economical, social and environmental but there are also negative aspects too. The conclusion drawn is that the recycling of waste is of huge benefits especially in solving the numerous environmental problems and boosting the nation's economy. To quantify potential ecological benefits and economical effects of textiles waste recycling, the paper proposes modeling framework which makes trade off between costs of reverse network for textiles waste establishing and operating, and its effects on the virgin materials consumption, land use reduction, employment increase, and resold wearable textiles earnings.

Trends in the Fashion Industry. The Perception of Sustainability and Circular Economy: A Gender/Generation Quantitative Approach

“…Garments made of 100% polyester are relatively easy to reconvert into reusable materials [63]. In parallel, the use of mixed fibers, cotton-acrylic or cotton-elastane, are very difficult to recycle and therefore end up swelling the already filled undifferentiated dumps of the world [64]. Very different is the case of mixtures with natural fiber, for example, cotton and polyester.…”

“…These mixes, to date, are essentially non-recyclable due to the fact that these two components cannot be separated at low cost [63]. Some countries, like the Philippines and India, have closed the imports of second-hand clothes, in order to protect the local textile industry [64]. On the other side, South Africa government allows the import of second-hand clothing only for charitable issues and not for commercial resale [65].…”

Renewable High‐Performance Fibers from the Chemical Recycling of Cotton Waste Utilizing an Ionic Liquid

“…[17][18][19] Cottonr ecycling as as o-called both-end approachc an provide strong environmental benefits, such as the reduction of the high water consumption related to the irrigation and process-An ew chemical recycling method forw aste cotton is presented that allows the production of virgin textile fibers of substantially higherq uality than that from the mechanical recycling methods that are used currently.C otton postconsumer textile wastes were solubilized fully in the cellulose-dissolving ionic liquid 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-enium acetate ([DBNH]OAc) to be processed into continuousf ilaments. [17][18][19] Cottonr ecycling as as o-called both-end approachc an provide strong environmental benefits, such as the reduction of the high water consumption related to the irrigation and process-An ew chemical recycling method forw aste cotton is presented that allows the production of virgin textile fibers of substantially higherq uality than that from the mechanical recycling methods that are used currently.C otton postconsumer textile wastes were solubilized fully in the cellulose-dissolving ionic liquid 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-enium acetate ([DBNH]OAc) to be processed into continuousf ilaments.…”

“…[18] In mechanical recycling, the strength and qualityo ft he originalc otton fibers are reduced even under the best conditions because the mechanical treatment resultsi nf ibers of av ery short length and depolymerized cellulose chains. Additionally,e conomic and social benefitsa re providedb yc otton recycling.…”

The Difference in Brand Attitude and Green Consumption Intention by SPA Brands' Green Marketing

“…녹색 섬유 와 관련된 기술 개발 (Jo, 2010;Song & Lee, 2010)이나 친 환경 디자인 개발 (Jang et al, 2007;Moon et al, 2013)이 주를 이루고 있으며, 녹색 제품에 대한 소비자 반응에 대 한 연구 (Han & Jeong, 2009;Hong & Koh, 2009)도 다수 이루어졌다. 또한 녹색 공급사슬관리와 같이 제품 생산 과정에 대한 연구 및 제품 재활용과 관련된 연구도 늘 어나고 있어 (Cuc & Vidovic, 2011;Ho & Choi, 2012), 녹 색 제품과 관련된 다양한 연구가 이루어지고 있음을 알 수 있다. 제품 관리 활동이 아닌 녹색 마케팅 활동으로는 건축 및 시설 관리, 커뮤니케이션 관리를 들 수 있다.…”