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Remanufacturing is practiced only at a very small scale in the fashion industry, despite the increasing need for a development towards dematerialization, higher revalue addition, ways to generate a high profit margin, and at the same time create more employment. The report, based on three participatory action projects, aims to investigate how remanufacturing can be made solely industrially, for sustainable competitiveness in the fashion industry, through detailed observation of a fairly large and successfully operating remanufacturing business.

Scope: 98 pages
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The clothing industry produces 8% of all greenhouse gases – more than global aviation and shipping combined. Nevertheless, clothing hardly plays a role in the climate debate so far.

The factsheet identifies the production steps responsible for the largest emissions and presents alternative materials and consumption patterns. Since almost a third of the CO2 emissions are generated during the use of clothing, we can positively influence our textile footprint by even small behavioral changes.

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WRAP Market Situation Reports provide in-depth information on the latest economic trends and developments affecting the capture, re-use, and recycling of key recovered materials.

Scope: 28 pages
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In recent years, Greenpeace has increasingly dealt with the topic of sustainability and (excessive) consumption in the field of fashion. Several studies have already been carried out in this context and
This article is about the attitudes and buying behavior of consumers. In this study, Greenpeace focuses on the question: Where to put the old clothes? Today's textile trends are tomorrow's garbage. Fast fashion fashion brands are producing new trends at ever shorter intervals. Cheap copies of designer fashion are bought en masse and thrown away again. The worldwide old clothing markets are saturated. Real recycling hardly takes place. The only solution: Less is more.

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Textiles have long been an integral part of our daily lives and society, providing employment for hundreds of millions of people and creating tremendous economic value. However, the industry’s significant ecological footprint, as well as its health and social risks, have come under increasing scrutiny. There is an urgent need for transformation.

How can circular strategies contribute? Three objectives have been formulated based on converging visions of a circular economy for textiles: inputs for textiles are safe and recycled or renewable; textiles are kept in use for longer; and textiles are recyclable and recycled at end-of-use.
Researchers have already documented the challenges from the textiles value chain today, the need for a transition to a circular economy, and the systemic change required for the transition. This report builds on the existing literature to identify the actions needed for a better and faster transition to a circular economy for textiles. Each report has four main chapters: Objectives, Impact, Barriers, and Actions

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