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Extended Producer Responsibility – Lessons from the Electronics industry

August 3, 2017

Within the EU, legislative requirements have lead to implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPRs) in the following industries so far: packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and automotive industries. In this article, we would like to look sidewise, and see what can be learned from the electronic and electrical equipment industry, as they have been ahead of the curve – although not always voluntarily, since the 1995 laws came into place – when it comes to the implementation of EPR.

Materials Supply Chain

Material Traceability 101: An short intro for apparel brands

January 8, 2014

Traceability can be implemented at three different levels of stringency. Which level is implemented typically depends on the exact needs (technical, quality), legal and customer requirements – and last but not least also on the budget available.

Book Reviews Circularity Globalisation

Economies of Recycling – The globalised value of trash

August 8, 2013

That textile waste – in the shape of garments as well as in other incarnation – has increasingly a commercial value in an area of globalised markets was a topic here in Shirahime on more than one occasion. This book takes on a larger perspective: Each chapter of the this book offers insights into the recycling economy of a distincly different industry.

Definitions Materials

Upcycling, Recycling, Downcycling: Definitions sorted, challenges remain

February 7, 2013

For most of us within the small professional circles of sustainable fashion, the terms ‘upcycling’, ‘recycling’, and ‘downcycling’ flow aeasy over our lips. However, while there are a few simple definitions of what these terms means – to follow hereafter – the concept demands a bit more attention when drilling down into material streams related to fibres, in particular

Materials Supply Chain

Prato ‘made in Italy’ textile district & the raise of sustainable fabrics

July 23, 2012

Prato, a few kilometres outside Florence, Italy, is one of the country’s historic textile districts. With the launch of a range of carbon neutral fabrics the district seems to finally enter a period of experimentation of how to leverage its legacy in a positive way and for its future survival and competitiveness.

Consumer-ism Supply Chain

Sustainable Clothing Action Plan: WRAP 2012 report published

July 13, 2012

With an event targeting the industry. the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched their first Sustainable Action Plan (SCAP) report revealing the data about the extent and impact of the country’s clothing waste.

Brand Portraits Circularity

One Good Factory: Goodone’s high-street ready upcycling garment factory

May 24, 2012

“Innovatively combining new British and sustainable fabrics with reclaimed textiles” – this is Goodone’s raison d’etre in their own words. Their most recent initiative: A proper upcycling factory that can cope with both, pre- and post-consumer waste, and is the first ‘streamlined’ upcycling facility equipped and ready to work with designers on something more than one-offs.

Circularity Consumer-ism Materials

Creating a Used Clothing Recycling System in Japan

August 25, 2011

The amount of textile products thrown away, incinerated using fuel, or sent to the landfill in Japan comes to about 1.97 million tons per year. Contrary to other materials, for textile products, however, there is no nationwide recycling law in place.

Brand Portraits Trade Shows

Paris Ethical Fashion Show September 2010: D4 – Best of Brands

September 30, 2010

Yesterday: Paris Ethical Fashion Show September 2010: D3 – The colours of technology Tomorrow: Paris Ethical Fashion Show September 2010:...

Future Fit Industries of 'Stuff': Governance, Responsibility, and the Age of Doughnut Economics

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