Browsing by Subject "tekstiilijäte"
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(2018)Objectives Target group of this study were the members of KonmariSuomi- group. The group is intended for people who declutter their homes according to what has been taught in Maria Kondo´s books about decluttering. The aim of this study was to find out visions about textile recycling of those who believe in Konmari-method. What is the basis for choosing the next place for the garment and is there enough information about textile recycling available for consumers. In addition, I tried to to find out, what the attitude towards second hand clothing was. The research questions were following: 1.Which factors affect the final disposal target for recyclable garments? 2. Do consumers feel like they know enough about possibilities of recycling clothes? 3.What is the attitude towards buying clothes secondhand? Methods The nature of this study was quantitative and research material was collected trough semi-structured interviews. Target group of this study consists of members in KonmariSuomi-group. Research material was collected by telephone interviews (N=9). The respondents were of different ages and from all over Finland. The Interviews were made by phone just to achieve a large geographical dispersion. Littered interview materials have been analyzed by classifying. The main voices where ways to act in clothing recycling and ways of purchasing clothing. Results and conclusion The most important reasons for decluttering the wardrobe were lack of space and the need to update own clothing. Many of respondenst aim for a more minimalistic wardrobe, hence when something new was purchased, some of the old pieces in the wardrobe were abandoned. The respondents mentioned several types of recycling trails all of which had good and bad sides. Social media seemed to have expanded the recycling potential of clothing. Finding information about clothing recycling was considered challenging and not all ot the information available was trustwothy. In the future, information on clothing recycling should be added and information should be found easily. Selling clothes at the flea market was very common, surprisingly attitude toward buying clothing second hand was often quite negative. Finding clothes from the flea market demanded more effort.
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(2015)The purpose of this study is to examine how fashion companies can prolong the life-cycle of textile products after the production phase. The study aims to answer the following questions: How does the fashion companies advice consumers to prolong the life-cycle of textile products? How does the fashion companies utilize the textile waste? The theory is based on the life-cycle of textile products and how it can be effected. In addition the theory focus on producers' responsibilities towards sustainability and textile waste. Also the consumers and the decisions they make are crucial when the aim is to prolong the life-cycle of textile products. The research data was collected from 15 websites of different fashion companies. I focused on international fashion chain stores, which sell fast fashion for women. The study was executed by using the qualitative content analysis. The aim of the analysis was to identify the instructions the fashion companies give to consumer in order to prolong the life-cycle of textile products. The second goal was to categorize the ways companies utilize textile waste. The results of the study show four instructions given to the consumers. The companies' advice is to consider the decisions, take care of the textile products, wash them correctly and avoid producing waste. The companies' utilized textile waste in five different ways: selling the textiles to another company, giving them to charity, utilizing waste for a new collection, producing new textile fibers or using waste as a source of energy. The main result of the study is that the information regarding the life-cycle of textile products is difficult to find. Main issues of the fashion companies are lack of transparency and capability to share information. The companies have goals and instructions related to sustainability, but more concrete advices are needed. The difference between recycle and reuse is not clear enough. Prolonging the life-cycle is not easy since the environmental effects of different choices are difficult to determine. Also the innovative business models are not exploited. The study established a model of the main content on the web site. The model recommends concrete guidance, tips for use and to emphasize recycle, reuse and removal phases. The model recommends to offer services, being responsible, listening and motivating customers and improving the marketing.
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(2014)Goals: Garment recycling, second-hand clothes and flea markets have been a topic of public conversation lately. Mass production and fast fashion have caused an increasing amount of textile waste. Flea markets are one way to recycle unwanted garments instead of putting them directly to landfill. According to my own observations, 20 years ago Finns' attitudes towards buying clothes from flea markets and wearing them was different than attitudes of today. The purpose of the study is to find answers to the following questions: what did people think about second-hand clothes in 1989 and what do they think about them in 2014. If there has been some kind of a change, why has it happened and what is it like? Study strategy and methods: In this study there were two sources of data. One source was a survey on flea markets from 1989 found from the archive of National Board of Antiquities. Here 94 of those answers of the survey were used. Other source of data were collected in 2014 with the e-form of the University of Helsinki and were spread on Facebook. 289 of those answers were used in the study. The data were analyzed with Qualitative content analysis. Outcomes and conclusions: Finnish people's thoughts of second-hand clothes were two-parted in 1989. Because of the recession during the Second World War and ten years after that, second hand-clothes were still connected to poverty in 1989. They were considered outmoded and were bought with shame. People wore them at home and didn't want to go out wearing them. On the other hand, flea markets were found fashionable and it was popular to go shopping there. In 2014 people's thoughts about second-hand clothes were mainly positive. However, because of the mass production there were more clothes also in flea markets. Second-hand clothes were thought to be trendy, individual and ecological. Poverty was not directly connected to second-hand clothes. Instead of shaming, people were proud of wearing them. Hence, attitudes towards second-hand clothes had turned considerably more positive from 1989 to 2014.
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(2014)Goals: Garment recycling, second-hand clothes and flea markets have been a topic of public conversation lately. Mass production and fast fashion have caused an increasing amount of textile waste. Flea markets are one way to recycle unwanted garments instead of putting them directly to landfill. According to my own observations, 20 years ago Finns’ attitudes towards buying clothes from flea markets and wearing them was different than attitudes of today. The purpose of the study is to find answers to the following questions: what did people think about second-hand clothes in 1989 and what do they think about them in 2014. If there has been some kind of a change, why has it happened and what is it like? Study strategy and methods: In this study there were two sources of data. One source was a survey on flea markets from 1989 found from the archive of National Board of Antiquities. Here 94 of those answers of the survey were used. Other source of data were collected in 2014 with the e-form of the University of Helsinki and were spread on Facebook. 289 of those answers were used in the study. The data were analyzed with Qualitative content analysis. Outcomes and conclusions: Finnish people’s thoughts of second-hand clothes were two-parted in 1989. Because of the recession during the Second World War and ten years after that, second hand-clothes were still connected to poverty in 1989. They were considered outmoded and were bought with shame. People wore them at home and didn’t want to go out wearing them. On the other hand, flea markets were found fashionable and it was popular to go shopping there. In 2014 people’s thoughts about second-hand clothes were mainly positive. However, because of the mass production there were more clothes also in flea markets. Second-hand clothes were thought to be trendy, individual and ecological. Poverty was not directly connected to second-hand clothes. Instead of shaming, people were proud of wearing them. Hence, attitudes towards second-hand clothes had turned considerably more positive from 1989 to 2014.
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(2018)The aim of the study was figure out which kind of knowledge consumer can get from online about recycling postconsumer textile waste. The landfill prohibition of organic waste which came into force in 2016 forbids textile waste end up to landfill. This caused confusion among consumers because many people thought that textiles are not allowed in garbage anymore. The study investigated the possibility of postconsumer textile waste when it cannot be recycled to charity or flea markets. According to previous reports the Finns would be interested in recycling all the textile waste generated from home but information and a concrete place to recycle it is not known. The material in the study is five recycle themed websites that introduce possible ways to recycle old textiles. The material was collected using an internet search engine for which three people were asked to define search terms for search. Five websites were selected discretionally from search results and then analyzed using content analysis. Based on the research questions a table was created where all the necessary information was collected. Finally the information was summarized. According to the results postconsumer textile waste can be recycled by transporting it to mixed waste, dump collection or shop collection points. The amount of textile waste can also be reduced by paying attention to consumption and the age of textiles can be length by utilizing them in cleaning or weaving material. The information about recycling textile waste has remained the same for some decades. Most of the textile which are exported to recycle end up being utilized as energy in waste incinerators, materials of industrial or business reuse.
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