Textile Waste and Sustainability: A Case Study†

Savageau, Ann E.

doi:10.1108/rjta-15-01-2011-b007

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“…The results obtained are similar to those obtained by Broughton and Wang [19] for yarn made on industrial spinning machines. , yet its yarn tenacity is in the range of 2.4 -2.9 cN/tex.…”

Section: Tenacitysupporting

confidence: 93%

Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Chummun

Rosunee²

2012

Research Journal of Textile and Apparel

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The tourist sector in Mauritius is aiming at welcoming 2 million tourists by the year 2015 and coming up with creative ideas and products branded with 'Made in Mauritius' to boost the country's craft sector. This project looks into the manufacture of paper-yarn. Different types of paper were cut into ribbons of varying widths and converted into yarn by two methods: twisting and folding. The folds were made along the axis of a ribbon while twisting required prior moistening and was carried out on a modified yarn-twist measuring device. The relationship between the number of folds/twists and the strength of the resulting paper yarn was investigated. Yarn of high quality can be obtained by twisting ribbons of relatively smaller widths or folding relatively wider ribbons. The yarn can be used for manufacturing craft products.

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“…The results obtained are similar to those obtained by Broughton and Wang [19] for yarn made on industrial spinning machines. , yet its yarn tenacity is in the range of 2.4 -2.9 cN/tex.…”

Section: Tenacitysupporting

confidence: 93%

Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Chummun

Rosunee²

2012

Research Journal of Textile and Apparel

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“…Therefore, luxury brands desiring to engage in sustainable branding practices such as bricolage (i.e. the creative reuse of materials; Savageau, 2011) may help to reduce the amount of textile waste going to landfills. As such, luxury brands can transition toward producing environmentally friendly goods, while maintaining a sense of status and prestige.…”

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confidence: 99%

Are sustainable luxury goods a paradox for millennials?

Rolling

Sadachar

2018

SRJ

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how luxury brand descriptions influence millennials’ impression of luxury, impression of sustainability, attitude toward brand and purchase intention using the impression formation theory. Design/methodology/approach A between-subjects experimental design was used to test the research model, wherein two randomly assigned groups received an online experiment with either a luxury-only or a sustainable-luxury brand description. Findings Findings included that the impression of luxury did not change for a sustainable-luxury brand describing the use of recycled materials as compared to a luxury-only brand without the description of recycled materials present. Therefore, millennials perceived the luxury-only and sustainable-luxury brands to provide an impression of luxury, which was the sole impression to significantly predict attitude toward the brand. In addition, the results indicated that attitude positively influenced purchase intention for both brand descriptions. Originality/value This study provides support for luxury brands to transition toward sustainable efforts of using recycled materials in their goods as the impression of luxury is preserved, and provide marketing communication that favors sustainable brand positioning. This is one of the first empirical studies that focused on exploring sustainability strategies for luxury brands targeting a specific market segment (i.e. millennials in the United States of America).

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“…Reuse as such or reconditioning are the most sustainable ways of treating used clothes, and repairing will be discussed below. Bricolage, the age-old tradition of creatively utilizing any available fabric in a new way, could be also considered as a way of reusing waste fabric (Savageau, 2011).…”

Section: Sourcing Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Sustainable Fashion: Possibilities and Challenges

Aakko

Koskennurmi-Sivonen

2013

Research Journal of Textile and Apparel

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In this study, we present a theoretical model, which draws together the elements of sustainability and fashion design. The data have been gathered from various sources, mainly academic literature, and a qualitative analysis has been carried out by following the principles of the grounded theory method: the data is analyzed by identifying and categorizing relevant concepts by using a constant comparative method, i.e. examining the internal consistency of each category. The aim of the model is to serve fashion designers, who wish to take sustainability into consideration. The analysis and the model answer the question of which principles and practices should be considered in sustainable fashion design. However, under further development, an integrated model helps to simultaneously see a number of facts and viewpoints that affect fashion production. The core category of the model is "considered take and return". It is based on design philosophies that are linked to other categories: material sourcing; fabric treatment; production methods; saving resources; societal implications; information transparency; and attachment and appreciation.

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Textile Waste and Sustainability: A Case Study†

Cited by 9 publications

References 1 publication

Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Are sustainable luxury goods a paradox for millennials?

Designing Sustainable Fashion: Possibilities and Challenges

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