Role of Design for Disassembly in Educating Consumers for Circular Behavior

Muhammad Babar Ramzan, Muhammad Salman Habib, Muhammad Omair, Jawad Naeem, Hajra Mustafa, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal () and Asif Iqbal Malik ()
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Muhammad Babar Ramzan: School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Muhammad Salman Habib: Institute of Knowledge Services, Hanyang University, Erica Campus, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
Muhammad Omair: Department of Industrial Engineering, UET Peshawar, Jalozai 25000, Pakistan
Jawad Naeem: School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Hajra Mustafa: Institute of Art and Design, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqas Iqbal: School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Asif Iqbal Malik: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: Promotion of durable materials and products is a common approach to enhance sustainability. However, the effectiveness of such efforts lies on shifts in user behavior and consumption patterns, and these patterns are influenced not only by material aspects but also by social and experiential dimensions. It has been observed that the consumers’ consumption pattern, i.e., post-consumption behavior, is as harmful as production. However, this area remains largely unexplored. The primary purpose of this study is to explore sustainable garment design strategies to enhance emotional durability of garments and reduce pre-consumer and most importantly, the post-consumer waste. For this purpose, 18 garments were produced using ZWPC for pre-consumption waste reduction and DFD for post-consumption waste minimization. Three hypotheses were developed. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through questionnaires and wear trials on the practicality of DFD implementation in garments. The results demonstrated that the combination of these strategies has the potential to curb both pre-consumer and post-consumer waste by designing garments that can enter the biological as well as technical cycle of circular fashion (CF). Furthermore, DFD is a success in increasing the use-life of a garment.

Keywords: zero waste pattern cutting; design for disassembly; pre-consumption waste; post-consumption waste; circular fashion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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