Public consciousness and willingness to embrace ethical consumption of textile products in Mexico
- Submitting institution
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The University of Huddersfield
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 45
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1186/s40689-016-0017-2
- Title of journal
- Textiles and Clothing Sustainability
- Article number
- 6
- First page
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- Volume
- 2
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2197-9936
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The research in this article initiates a novel framework of activities and measures to develop sustainable consumption habits and to educate consumers on the subject of ethical consumption in Mexico. Mexico’s Government is focusing upon establishing greener initiatives such as recycling along with other activities that will change the population’s ecological culture. It is also a way for the Mexican Government to communicate the objectives, strategies and high-impact actions to achieve the goal of cleaner cities by improving the interaction of the citizens with their environment while fostering a rational use of the natural resources, through changing the disposable habits among the population (SMA 2012b). Since 2015, an itinerant exchange market (Mercado de Trueque) has been promoting an activity where the waste is collected and then sent to different companies specializing in recycling for reuse and, in return, the citizens receive green points which they can use to buy locally grown fresh food (SMA 2012a). These activities and initiatives arguably mean the continuity of the initiative to inculcate a culture of recycling and to develop environmental awareness regarding waste management concerns. The findings from this study indicate that a majority of the respondents find that the convenience of the current location of waste textile bins do not make it easy and convenient to undertake the recycling of textiles and clothing. This response is in spite of the participants having a high level of inclination to undertake this conscientious activity. A novel framework based on the responses to the survey is outlined while still maintaining the objectives of the Mexican Government green initiatives.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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