Social and economic importance of textile reuse and recycling in Brazil

Brazil is an important world producer of textiles. However, this industrial activity, combined with additional import and trade, generates millions of tons of textile scraps, unsold clothing and discarded post-consumption garments. There is a great potential for the recycling and reuse industry in t...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2017-10, Vol.254 (19), p.192003
Main Authors: Baruque-Ramos, J, Amaral, M C, Laktim, M C, Santos, H N, Araujo, F B, Zonatti, W F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumption
Context
fashion
Natural resources
Raw materials
Recycling
social project
solidarity economy
textile reuse and recycling
Textiles
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Summary:Brazil is an important world producer of textiles. However, this industrial activity, combined with additional import and trade, generates millions of tons of textile scraps, unsold clothing and discarded post-consumption garments. There is a great potential for the recycling and reuse industry in the context of solidarity and circular economy. The present study aimed to present examples in Brazil related to waste reduction, reuse and recycling of textiles in the context of solidary economy. In this way, some representative initiatives, from Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states are presented and discussed based on these principles and approaching responsible lifestyles and environmental awareness and the refusal to waste resources in general. The main socioenvironmental benefits are related to the training of labor and local income generation, the population's awareness of consumption patterns, saving of natural resources and raw materials, and mitigation of environmental impacts.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/254/19/192003