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Level: 61
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Body Text: <p>Clothes cleaning causes a range of environmental impacts, including carbon emissions and water pollution. Recent WRAP research estimates that the washing and drying of clothes accounts for 25% of the carbon footprint of UK clothing in use each year [1]. Research in France found that the "use phase" of a pair of jeans contributes 35-59% of carbon emissions and water eutrophication, and more than 60% of human toxicity impacts [2].</p> <p>Reducing the frequency of washing therefore has significant potential to reduce impacts. Research for WRAP has shown that a 10% reduction in the number of washes per year would reduce the carbon footprint of UK clothing by around 3% [1].</p>
Level: 61
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Body Text: <p>Clothes cleaning causes a range of environmental impacts, including carbon emissions and water pollution. Recent WRAP research estimates that the washing and drying of clothes accounts for 25% of the carbon footprint of UK clothing in use each year [1]. Research in France found that the "use phase" of a pair of jeans contributes 35-59% of carbon emissions and water eutrophication, and more than 60% of human toxicity impacts [2].</p> <p>Reducing the frequency of washing therefore has significant potential to reduce impacts. Research for WRAP has shown that a 10% reduction in the number of washes per year would reduce the carbon footprint of UK clothing by around 3% [1].</p>
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62
Level: 62
Header Text: Redesigning habits
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Body Text: <p>Design concepts can influence and suggest consumer behaviour by encouraging and facilitating the wearer to extend the life of their purchases. </p> <p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/riy-shoes/20986/" target="_blank">Repair It Yourself (RIY)</a> is a concept canvas shoe, designed to be as repairable as possible. </p> <p>RIY utilises impermanent connections in order to facilitate easy component replacement and repair, while also providing the user with a repair kit so that wear and tear can be patched up. </p>
Level: 62
Header Text: Redesigning habits
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Body Text: <p>Design concepts can influence and suggest consumer behaviour by encouraging and facilitating the wearer to extend the life of their purchases. </p> <p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/riy-shoes/20986/" target="_blank">Repair It Yourself (RIY)</a> is a concept canvas shoe, designed to be as repairable as possible. </p> <p>RIY utilises impermanent connections in order to facilitate easy component replacement and repair, while also providing the user with a repair kit so that wear and tear can be patched up. </p>
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63
Level: 63
Header Text: Product journey
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Body Text: <p>The utilisation of durable and high quality materials and components can enable a long and interesting product journey.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2008/12/23/we-love-hand-me-downs-from-howies/">Howies' 'Hand-me-down' collection</a> is produced with fabrics chosen for their ageing qualities and durable and high quality components. </p> <p>The internal label encourages the succession of owners to write their name and dedicate the item to the next owner when the time comes.</p>
Level: 63
Header Text: Product journey
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Body Text: <p>The utilisation of durable and high quality materials and components can enable a long and interesting product journey.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2008/12/23/we-love-hand-me-downs-from-howies/">Howies' 'Hand-me-down' collection</a> is produced with fabrics chosen for their ageing qualities and durable and high quality components. </p> <p>The internal label encourages the succession of owners to write their name and dedicate the item to the next owner when the time comes.</p>
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64
Level: 64
Header Text: Life extension kit
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Body Text: <p>Life extension concepts include the way products are constructed and designed and further extend into the area of customer service to make life extension easy for the consumer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.denimsandjeans.com/denim-fabric-developments/planet-denim-re-designing-the-denim-jean-for-a-sustainable-planet/" target="_blank">Emily Murry’s conceptual ‘Generation Jeans’</a> are designed with durability and longevity in mind, while further providing a repair kit to enable the consumer to creatively deal with any future wear and tear.</p> <p>Once the jeans are beyond repair, they can be returned in the freepost envelope provided and will be re-used or recycled into a new generation of jeans.</p>
Level: 64
Header Text: Life extension kit
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Body Text: <p>Life extension concepts include the way products are constructed and designed and further extend into the area of customer service to make life extension easy for the consumer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.denimsandjeans.com/denim-fabric-developments/planet-denim-re-designing-the-denim-jean-for-a-sustainable-planet/" target="_blank">Emily Murry’s conceptual ‘Generation Jeans’</a> are designed with durability and longevity in mind, while further providing a repair kit to enable the consumer to creatively deal with any future wear and tear.</p> <p>Once the jeans are beyond repair, they can be returned in the freepost envelope provided and will be re-used or recycled into a new generation of jeans.</p>
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65
Level: 65
Header Text: Wardrobe surgery
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Body Text: <p>Some design concepts and services explore opportunities for breathing new life into unwanted clothing.</p> <p>UK company <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/04/junky-styling-trousers-top">Junky Styling</a> offer a 'Wardrobe Surgery' consultation service, which allows customers to have their old, worn-out and unwanted clothes redesigned. </p> <p>Their book 'Wardrobe Surgery' also helps consumers to recycle clothes from their own wardrobe. </p>
Level: 65
Header Text: Wardrobe surgery
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Body Text: <p>Some design concepts and services explore opportunities for breathing new life into unwanted clothing.</p> <p>UK company <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/04/junky-styling-trousers-top">Junky Styling</a> offer a 'Wardrobe Surgery' consultation service, which allows customers to have their old, worn-out and unwanted clothes redesigned. </p> <p>Their book 'Wardrobe Surgery' also helps consumers to recycle clothes from their own wardrobe. </p>
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Level: 66
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Body Text: <p>Around 1.8 million tonnes of clothing - 28 kg per person - enter and leave the national UK wardrobe each year. This includes .35Mt of clothing going to landfill each year, the equivalent of 33 t-shirts per person in the UK [1]. An increased re-use of clothes would reduce this waste, as well as provide environmental benefits by displacing the need for new clothing. For example, a recent study found that every tonne of re-used UK clothing and household textiles provides an average net carbon saving of four tonnes (CO<sub>2</sub>eq) [2].</p>
Level: 66
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Body Text: <p>Around 1.8 million tonnes of clothing - 28 kg per person - enter and leave the national UK wardrobe each year. This includes .35Mt of clothing going to landfill each year, the equivalent of 33 t-shirts per person in the UK [1]. An increased re-use of clothes would reduce this waste, as well as provide environmental benefits by displacing the need for new clothing. For example, a recent study found that every tonne of re-used UK clothing and household textiles provides an average net carbon saving of four tonnes (CO<sub>2</sub>eq) [2].</p>
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Level: 67
Header Text: Suppliers
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with the suppliers at:</p> <p><b>Closed Loop Chemical Recycling</b><br> <i>Teijin</i><br> <a href="http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html" target="_blank">http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html</a></p> <p><b>Chemical and Mechanical Recycling</b><br> <i>Everest</i><br> <a href="http://www.everest.com.tw/_english/00_site/01_edit.aspx?MID=9&SID=18&TID=134">www.everest.com.tw</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br><br> <i>Far Eastern</i><br> <a href="http://industry.fenc.com/fiber_index.aspx?lang=en">http://industry.fenc.com/fiber_index.aspx?lang=en</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
Level: 67
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with the suppliers at:</p> <p><b>Closed Loop Chemical Recycling</b><br> <i>Teijin</i><br> <a href="http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html" target="_blank">http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html</a></p> <p><b>Chemical and Mechanical Recycling</b><br> <i>Everest</i><br> <a href="http://www.everest.com.tw/_english/00_site/01_edit.aspx?MID=9&SID=18&TID=134">www.everest.com.tw</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br><br> <i>Far Eastern</i><br> <a href="http://industry.fenc.com/fiber_index.aspx?lang=en">http://industry.fenc.com/fiber_index.aspx?lang=en</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
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Level: 68
Header Text: Technology & Process
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Body Text: <p>There are a number of technologies available to recycle polyester.<p> <p><b>Mechanical Recycling</b><br> The simplest method melt extrudes PET bottles into fibres. It is used widely, but has a limited range of application.</p> <p><b>Chemical Recycling </b><br> A more complex technology which takes PET back to the monomer level before melt extrusion. This method produces a higher grade of fibre comparable with virgin PET.</p> <p><b>Chemical Closed Loop Recycling</b><br> <a href="http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html"> Teijin Eco Circle™ recycled polyester</a> is the worlds first closed-loop recycling system that uses PET post consumer garment in a closed loop (the use of waste consumer product as raw material for new product) chemical recycling process.</p>
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Body Text: <p>There are a number of technologies available to recycle polyester.<p> <p><b>Mechanical Recycling</b><br> The simplest method melt extrudes PET bottles into fibres. It is used widely, but has a limited range of application.</p> <p><b>Chemical Recycling </b><br> A more complex technology which takes PET back to the monomer level before melt extrusion. This method produces a higher grade of fibre comparable with virgin PET.</p> <p><b>Chemical Closed Loop Recycling</b><br> <a href="http://www2.teijin-frontier.com/english/sozai/specifics/ecopet-plus.html"> Teijin Eco Circle™ recycled polyester</a> is the worlds first closed-loop recycling system that uses PET post consumer garment in a closed loop (the use of waste consumer product as raw material for new product) chemical recycling process.</p>
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Level: 69
Header Text: Case Study
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Body Text: <p>Since 2005, <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/us/common-threads/" target="_blank">Patagonia</a> has been widely known for their work with Eco Circle™ recycled polyester from Teijin. Teijin also work with Henri Lloyd and domestic accounts within Japan.</p> <p>For the Patagonia brand, marketing embraces an emotional connection with their consumer through initiatives such as The Common Threads Initiatives, and the Footprint Chronicles.</p> <p>Teijin provide marketing material for Eco Circle™ including product hangtags and marketing brochures.</p>
Level: 69
Header Text: Case Study
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Body Text: <p>Since 2005, <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/us/common-threads/" target="_blank">Patagonia</a> has been widely known for their work with Eco Circle™ recycled polyester from Teijin. Teijin also work with Henri Lloyd and domestic accounts within Japan.</p> <p>For the Patagonia brand, marketing embraces an emotional connection with their consumer through initiatives such as The Common Threads Initiatives, and the Footprint Chronicles.</p> <p>Teijin provide marketing material for Eco Circle™ including product hangtags and marketing brochures.</p>
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Level: 70
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Body Text: <p>Filament and staple fibres made from recycled polyester are being produced through mechanical and chemical processes to address cost, supply and environmental issues. One such source of recycled fibre is the Tejin closed loop chemical recycling process. Public, peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) data for this technology is limited, but more general LCA research on recycling polyester (PET) bottles into fibres is available. This found that carbon savings of 25-75% can be achieved compared to virgin raw material production [1].</p> <p>Teijin indicate that producing t-shirts using their Eco Circle™ technology gives a 77% carbon saving compared to using virgin polyester [2].</p>
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Body Text: <p>Filament and staple fibres made from recycled polyester are being produced through mechanical and chemical processes to address cost, supply and environmental issues. One such source of recycled fibre is the Tejin closed loop chemical recycling process. Public, peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) data for this technology is limited, but more general LCA research on recycling polyester (PET) bottles into fibres is available. This found that carbon savings of 25-75% can be achieved compared to virgin raw material production [1].</p> <p>Teijin indicate that producing t-shirts using their Eco Circle™ technology gives a 77% carbon saving compared to using virgin polyester [2].</p>