Remanufactured Fashion
This book highlights the concept and applications of Remanufactured Fashion. The first book on this subject, it covers reverse logistics, exemplars, and case studies of remanufactured fashion design. Textile waste is a major issue for all countries, and c
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Pammi Sinha Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Geetha Dissanayake
Remanufactured Fashion
Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Pammi Sinha Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Geetha Dissanayake
Remanufactured Fashion
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Pammi Sinha University of Leeds Leeds UK
Geetha Dissanayake University of Moratuwa Moratuwa Sri Lanka
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Environmental Services Manager-Asia SGS Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
ISSN 2345-7651 ISSN 2345-766X (electronic) Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes ISBN 978-981-10-0295-3 ISBN 978-981-10-0297-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0297-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015958548 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.
Preface
This book is developed from our research backgrounds and experiences. Sinha’s background in fashion design process and her research experiences within the Tanzanian fashion and textiles design community initiated in 2007 led to her sustained interest in issues regarding managing the rising volumes of secondhand and discarded fashion and textiles with particular interest on West Africa; subsequent funding facilitated a Ph.D. studentship to examine sustainable fashion design strategies conducted by Dissanayake. Dissanayake’s background and expertise in factory production and garment manufacture were fully utilized to examine the processes at several upcycled fashion design studios, waste textile collection companies and a mass-market retailer, forming the basis of her Ph.D. Through discussions with Muthu, an expert in textiles and clothing sustainab
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