This article provides a summary of a study exploring sustainable apparel design methods
incorporating the use of post-consumer recycled clothing and materials in the design of new …

Eighty percent of the impacts are decided at the design stage, and hence it is crucial to
implement sustainability aspects and strategies in the design stage. The crux of the book is …

Consumers' clothing disposal decisions have lasting ecological effects because the
decomposition process of certain materials may take many years. Unfortunately, in the USA …

Textile waste has become an alarming challenge for the textile and apparel sector. The
effect of exponential growth of waste with long-term decay time, toxic leaching, and methane …

Many life cycle assessment studies document that the use period is the most resource-
demanding phase during the clothing life cycle. In this paper, we discuss how design can …

Prior to recent advances in technology–most notably the internet–social and industrial
uptake of changes in clothing trends occurred more slowly as information took longer to …

This paper summarises the results of a more than 5-year practice-led study on the use of
upcycling design and production methods in garment mass production. The efficiency of …

The aim of this paper is to assess opportunities for the upcycling of waste clothing through
design workshops held in Accra, Ghana. An upcycling approach to clothing longevity …

Business models providing used clothing to consumers have the potential to increase the
use of each garment and thereby reduce pressure on raw materials and primary production …

Textile waste is a significant contributor to landfill, yet the majority of textiles can be recycled,
allowing for the energy and fibre to be reclaimed. This chapter examines the open-loop and …