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1 online resource (158 pages). |
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TemaNord
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TemaNord.
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Colophon; Contents ; Summary ; Summary of the critical review ; Reviewers ; The review process ; Final review statement ; Preface ; Abbreviations ; 1. Introduction and objectives ; 1.1 Background ; 1.2 Goal of the project ; 1.3 Scope and outcomes of the project ; 2. Overview of flows of textiles in Nordic countries ; 2.1 Recycling options ; 3. Chemicals in used textiles ; 3.1 Legislation concerning chemicals in textiles ; 3.1.1 Implications of legislation for recycling of used textiles ; 3.2 Literature survey of chemicals in textiles problematic for recycling. |
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3.3 Current situation in the Nordic countries 3.3.1 Regarding Question 1 ; 3.3.2 Regarding Question 2 ; 3.3.3 Regarding Question 3 ; 3.4 Future outlook ; 4. The general framework for the life cycle assessment ; 4.1 The functional unit ; 4.2 The scenarios ; 4.2.1 Average Nordic fibre mix ; 4.2.2 Substitution factors ; Substitution factor in reuse scenarios ; Substitution factors in recycling scenarios ; 4.2.3 Background data ; 4.2.4 Cut-off criteria ; 4.3 Life Cycle Impact Assessment methodology ; 4.4 Reporting the results ; 4.5 Limitations of the calculations. |
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4.5.1 Uncertainties related to geographical boundaries Uncertainties in substitution factors ; 4.5.2 Impact assessment method uncertainties ; 4.5.3 Uncertainties in technology description ; 5. Common elements in all or most scenarios ; 5.1 Collection, sorting and distribution of sorted textiles ; 5.1.1 Overview of the collection system ; 5.1.2 Data for collection and sorting of textiles ; 5.1.3 Energy consumption in collection and sorting scenarios ; 5.1.4 Washing and drying of textiles for reuse and recycling ; 5.2 Marginal energy considerations ; 5.2.1 Efficiency in waste incineration. |
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5.2.2 Marginal electricity 5.2.3 Marginal thermal energy ; 5.2.4 Energy recovery from incineration of fibres ; 6. Modelling of scenarios for treatment of textile waste ; 6.1 Guidance for readers ; 6.1.1 Numbering of scenarios ; 6.1.2 Scenario diagrams ; Process boxes ; Process box names and abbreviations ; Dummy processes ; Flows, arrows and quantities ; 6.2 Scenarios 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A: Incineration of textile fibres: 1) 100% polyester, 2) 100% cotton, 3) 100% wool and 4) average Nordic fabric mix ; 6.2.1 Scenario 1A: Incineration of polyester ; 6.2.2 Scenario 2A: Incineration of cotton. |
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6.2.3 Scenario 3A: Incineration of wool 6.2.4 Scenario 4A: Fibre mix incineration ; 6.3 Scenarios 1B, 2B, 3B & 4B: Reuse of textile products in Nordic countries substituting new products from 1) 100% polyester, 2) 100% cotton, 3) 100% wool average Nordic fabric mix and 4)) average Nordic fabric mix ; 6.3.1 Introduction to Nordic reuse scenarios ; 6.3.2 Avoided processes: Production of new textile products ; 6.3.3 Induced processes: Collection and sorting of textiles for Nordic reuse ; 6.3.4 Scenario 1B -- Nordic reuse of 100% polyester products substituting equivalent new products. |
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6.3.5 Scenario 2B -- Nordic reuse of 100% cotton products substituting equivalent new products. |
| Summary |
Nordic consumers purchase 365 000 tonnes of new clothing and home textiles each year. After food, housing and mobility, textiles is our consumption area that causes most environmental impacts. Reusing and recycling used textiles can offset some of these impacts but with an increasing number of options available, government and business need more information to make decisions on which pathways to choose. The Nordic Council of Ministers commissioned a consortium to carry out an LCA study to compare the environmental benefits of treatment options. Reuse was found to give by far the greatest benefits, regardless of whether the textiles are reused in the Nordic region or exported for reuse elsewhere. Further down the waste hierarchy, recycling is a better environmental option than incineration, although the benefits are moderate compared to the benefits of reuse. The primary aim of the project was to provide a database that can assist policymakers and businesses to estimate the environmental benefits of strategies for gathering and treating discarded textiles. As such this report presents only a fraction of the results of the LCA modelling. Hundreds of additional results can be found in a number of spreadsheets that can also be downloaded here. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Textile industry.
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Textile industry. |
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Clothing trade.
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Clothing trade. |
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Sustainability.
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Sustainability. |
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Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects.
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Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Watson, David.
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Roos, Sandra.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schmidt, Anders. Gaining benefits from discarded textiles : LCA of different treatment pathways. Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers, ©2016 9789289346580 |
| ISBN |
9789289346597 |
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9289346590 |
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9789289346603 |
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9289346604 |
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9789289346580 |
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