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Towards Closed-Loop Fashion Supply Chains—Reflections from Retailer-Facilitated Used Apparel Collection Programs

The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the business sector. Apart from the pollutions incurred during the production process, clothing disposal and landfill problem also impose a great problem to the environment and the situation has become adverse with the vast number of clothing being disposed every year. Many disposed garments are in fact in good condition that can be reused or they can be recycled into useful raw materials. The idea of closed-loop fashion supply chains has started to draw the attention in the industry. To achieve this, filed, effective collection of post-consumer products is critical. In recent years, a number of fashion companies have been launching programs to collect used clothing from customers. The collected items are resold or donated as second-hand clothing, or are recycled into fibers or fuels, depending on their conditions. Based on secondary data, this study examines the used apparel collection (UAC) programs of four fashion retailers, namely: Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Uniqlo), Patagonia Inc., Eileen Fisher Inc. and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). It discusses the features and advantages of these retailer-facilitated UAC programs.

Scope: 20 pages
Reference: Chapters from e-book Contemporary Case Studies on Fashion Production, Marketing and Operations (ISBN 978-981-10-7007-5): 29,69 €
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