Å ta vare på ressurser og finne god bruk for gode naturlige råvarer er et viktig perspektiv I Wasted Textiles. Derfor er det svært gledelig at NTNU studentene Marianne Rudi og Sunniva Nyhamar har tatt for seg hår i sin semesteroppgave.
This article discusses the extent it is possible to delay clothing disposal through improved design, thus reducing negative environmental impacts. This has been done by including user centered design methods into more traditional quantitative consumer research to give new insights for design. Empirical data on reasons for disposal of 620 clothing items from 35 persons in 16 Norwegian households was collected. In total, 70 different disposal reasons were registered, which were combined into seven main categories.