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Fashion and Textile Circularity and Waste Footprint

  • Marián Arias-Meza
  • , Aldo Alvarez-Risco
  • , Berdy Briggitte Cuya-Velásquez
  • , Maria de las Mercedes Anderson-Seminario
  • , Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Year by year, the waste footprint has been increasing significantly; thousands of tons of waste generated by various industry sectors is already bringing irreparable changes in the world. One of the principal industries that produce these effects is the fashion industry, which used to follow a traditional linear fashion promoted by marketing where consumption by demand becomes a “necessity.” However, this perspective has been changing, where the final consumer nowadays is more conscious about the process and the negative aspects that fast fashion means for the environment and the social aspect. This current chapter analyzes the aspects that the fashion industry generates, such as economic, environmental, and social impact, and the solution that provides the fashion and textile circularity for the sector with practical cases being implemented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCircular Economy : Impact on Carbon and Water Footprint
PublisherSpringer
Pages181-204
Number of pages24
ISBN (Electronic)978-981-19-0549-0
ISBN (Print)978-981-19-0548-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameEnvironmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes
ISSN (Print)2345-7651
ISSN (Electronic)2345-766X

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  4. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

  • Circular economy
  • Circularity
  • Clothing
  • Fashion industry
  • Recycling
  • Sustainability
  • Waste footprint

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