Increasing textile circulation – consequences and requirements

The potential avoidance of the production of virgin conventional cotton has been shown to be an important environmental gain of textile reuse and recycling.

“as the potential avoidance of the production of virgin conventional cotton has been shown to be an important environmental gain of textile reuse (Dahlbo et al., 2017;Roos et al., 2017;Sahni et al., 2010;Woolridge et al., 2006) and recycling (Esteve-Turrillas and de la Guardia, 2017;Yasin et al., 2016;€ Ostlund et al., 2015;Muthu et al., 2012a;Allwood et al., 2006)”

When reuse and recycling are both considered, reuse is found to be more beneficial than recycling, except under certain circumstances with regard to transportation distances.

“When reuse and recycling are both considered, the former is found to be more beneficial than the latter (Dahlbo et al., 2017;Schmidt et al., 2016;Zamani et al., 2015;Beton et al., 2014;Corsten et al., 2013;Palm et al., 2013;Farrant et al., 2010;McGill, 2009;Bartl, 2009), except for under certain circumstances with regard to transportation distances (Fortuna and Diyamandoglu, 2017).”

Data from Zamani et al. (2015) has subsequently been used as input to Dahlbo et al. (2017) and Fortuna and Diyamandoglu (2017), thus reproducing the uncertainties.

“Data from the latter has subsequently been used as input to the studies of Dahlbo et al. (2017) and Fortuna and Diyamandoglu (2017), thus reproducing the uncertainties.”