This chapter focuses on possibilities and limitations in fashion design using a closed loop
approach. It describes how future recycling technologies will transform current garment …

This book provides a holistic and accessible approach to sustainable fashion management.
It offers an interdisciplinary and practical outlook, combining theory with practical application …

The circular economy concept has made a strong entry into the sustainable fashion
discourse in recent years, and today it seems to be one of the guiding concepts for moving …

The need to take care of our material environment has become urgent. New types of
scientific collaboration have emerged, and designers are being invited to collaborate with …

Cotton dominates the natural fibre market worldwide, as evidenced by its 24% market share.
Australia is a major exporter of cotton, following China, India and the United States. The …

This report summarizes VTT's work carried out in Circular Nordic Bio Nonwoven in MedTech
Applications (NordicBio) project-a bilateral Swedish Finnish co-operation funded by Vinnova …

There has been a substantial increase in demand for textile and clothing with huge
implications for post-consumer textile waste management systems. The current 'buy-and …

Background: The problem of difficult-to-recycle textile waste is an ongoing challenge. One of
the issues is the lack of exchange between the recovery sector and design/manufacture of …

Up to 30 million mattresses are disposed of each year in the EU, with the majority going to
landfills and incinerators. A variety of materials, including a significant amount of textiles, are …

Det finns två typer av affärsmodeller: den linjära och den cirkulära. Den linjära modellen är
baserad på produktion-användning-avfall, medans den cirkulära modellen använder …