Browsing by Subject "tekstiilikuidut"

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.