A review of the socio-economic advantages of textile recycling
- Submitting institution
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Manchester Metropolitan University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 241951
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.210
- Title of journal
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Article number
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- First page
- 10
- Volume
- 218
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0959-6526
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- January
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/622434/
- 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
- No
- Number of additional authors
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7
- Research group(s)
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D - Fashion
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Academic literature on the circular economy has expanded greatly in recent years, and although socio-economic benefits have been claimed by numerous authors, this paper is the first to analytically review the evidence and incorporate findings into a theoretical framework. There are significant implications for societies, and it means that advancing towards the circular economy is not just a matter for product suppliers, but also for politicians. Personal research in this area continues, with plans to publish on ecosystem services and on industrial symbiosis. Although there is a collective ownership of the text, one of my specific roles was to draft and develop Section 6: “Lessons learned”. This analysis of what has been achieved is an original contribution to the field, highlighting the positives and negatives of the circular economy strategies. The potential of design is discussed, as it has the potential to make large positive impacts on fibre-to-fibre recycling as well as the downstream reprocessing of textile materials. Politicians have the potential to support and enhance the benefits by the introduction of an intelligent Extended Producer responsibility scheme. Follow-on research is seeking to articulate more clearly what an “intelligent” EPR scheme looks like. This analytical review appears in one of the leading journals covering circular economy issues. The journal has a good reputation and searching its issues is essential for researchers operating in this field. Popular dissemination of the work is found in the Wikipedia article on “Textile recycling”.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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