A trend perspective: ‘Designing out’ waste

Anne Prahl Concept+Design February 2014

Designing out waste

•  Issues & opportunities around textile waste

•  Designing with waste: Case studies

•  Designing out waste: Why?

•  Designing out waste: How?

•  Key take-aways

Textile waste: Issues & opportunities

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Post-consumer textile waste

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Pre-consumer textile waste

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Designing with waste: Up-cycling

“One man’s waste…another man’s treasure.”

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Designing out waste: Why?

“It has been shown that 70% - 80% of a product’s environmental impact throughout its life-cycle is determined at the design stage.” Guide to resource efficiency in manufacturing www.ecomanufacturing.eu

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Designing out waste: How?

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REDUCE: Design efficiency & material waste reduction

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REDUCE: Design for durability & longevity and Design for adaptability

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REDUCE: Material choices & innovation

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REUSE: Repair & restyle

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REUSE: Product journeys & services

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RECYCLE: Consumer collections

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RECYCLE: Designing for material recovery

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RECYCLE: Design for disassembly & remanufacture

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RECYCLE: Mono-materials and alternative joining methods

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Key take-aways: •  Textile waste causes a significant burden on the

environment, as well as offering opportunities to unlock its inherent economic value

•  Designing with waste offers great potential as a short to

mid-term transitional waste management strategy

•  As a long-term solution, designing out waste involves the planning for the end-of-life of a product at the initial concept & design stage and is inspired by the ‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ mantra

•  Design concepts and strategies reach beyond product design by creating and offering new consumer services and experiences, which encourage more sustainable buying patterns and habits to extend the life of clothing and its components

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