Want Not, Waste Not: Preliminary findings
Author: Anna Schytte Sigaard Summary This project note presents preliminary findings from a PhD project looking into textile waste from Norwegian households. 28 households collected textiles that they would have otherwise discarded for a period… Want Not, Waste Not: Preliminary findings
Reducing Plastic in Consumer Goods: Opportunities for Coarser Wool
Lisbeth Løvbak Berg, Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Anna Schytte Sigaard, Jan Broda, Monika Rom and Katarzyna Kobiela-Mendrek. Abstract Production and use of plastic products have drastically increased during the past decades and their environmental impacts are… Reducing Plastic in Consumer Goods: Opportunities for Coarser Wool
Natural and Sustainable? Consumers’ Textile Fiber Preferences
by Anna Schytte Sigaard and Kirsi Laitala Abstract Textile fibers have become a major issue in the debate on sustainable fashion and clothing consumption. While consumers are encouraged to choose more sustainable and circular textile materials, studies have… Natural and Sustainable? Consumers’ Textile Fiber Preferences
Kartlegging av bransjens designverktøy
En av NF&TAs oppgaver i Wasted Textiles er en kartleggingen av hvilke verktøy brukes i dag av bedrifter, akademia og organisasjoner i design- og produktutviklingsprosessen for å sikre mer miljøvennlig og sirkulær produksjon, og hvordan… Kartlegging av bransjens designverktøy
Stemmer fibermerkingen?
Vi sjekker merkelappen med Matoha FabriTell fiberskanner. Forfattere: Anna Schytte Sigaard, Ingun Grimstad Klepp og Tone Skårdal Tobiasson I prosjektet Wasted Textiles har en av utfordringene vært å identifisere hvilke fibre klær faktisk består av,… Stemmer fibermerkingen?
How to make sure Extended Producer Responsibility becomes a silver bullet
This is a letter sent to commissioners and members of the European Commission in October 2022, from 4 participants in the Wasted Textiles project that explains their suggestions for a way of developing an EPR scheme that addresses volumes. They suggest an Eco-modulation based on volumes in the waste and therefore include the growing online trade.
Review of clothing disposal reasons
Authors: Kirsi Laitala and Ingun Grimstad Klepp, SIFO Abstract Garment lifetimes and longer serviceable life play important roles in discussions about the sustainability of clothing consumption. A compilation of the research on clothing disposal motivations… Review of clothing disposal reasons
Foreløpige resultater fra plukkanalyse av kasserte tekstiler
Forfattere: Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Anna Schytte Sigaard, Lisbeth Løvbak Berg og Kristiane Rabben Innen 2025 skal tekstiler ut av restavfallet i Norge, som i resten av EU og EØS-området. Derfor haster det med kunnskap om… Foreløpige resultater fra plukkanalyse av kasserte tekstiler