DESIGN FOR RECYCLABILITY
As a designer, the garments you create will eventually reach a time when they no longer serve their initial purpose. Design for Recyclability will help you unlock opportunities for reincarnation to ensure your creations never end up as landfill.
Today’s take-make-dispose model leads to an economic value loss of over US$500 billion per year, along with numerous negative environmental and social impacts. Here we explore how designers can make this system extinct by aiming to reach the ultimate goal of a closed loop system, infinitely maintaining the value and quality of all materials.
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This video helps you to understand factors within your control that affect the recyclability of a garment, including materials selection, design and construction, and labelling.
EXPLORE DESIGN FOR RECYCLABILITY
Follow the following links to build your understanding of why design for recyclability is important, and to explore some of the companies successfully building this principle into their products.