Current Situation and Construction of Recycling System in China for Post-Consumer Textile Waste

Binbin Xu, Qing Chen (), Bailu Fu, Rong Zheng and Jintu Fan
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Binbin Xu: College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
Qing Chen: Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
Bailu Fu: Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
Rong Zheng: Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
Jintu Fan: School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: Waste recycling is an effective way to improve waste management, which is closely related to the support of social and economic foundations. With the development of a circular economy, green consumption is imperative. Most of the environmental protection brand enterprises are now almost limited to the environmental protection of clothing raw materials. However, there are still many problems in the overall industrial chain of the clothing industry, such as the pollution in the processes of processing, transportation and laundry, and the waste of resources caused by a large amount of textile waste after consumption. Starting from the theme of environmental protection and sustainable development of the clothing industry, this paper discusses the necessity of building a recycling system for post-consumer textile waste. Through the investigation of the recycling and reuse of domestic post-consumer textile waste, the existing problems are analyzed, such as the recycling supervision mechanism’s imperfections, the trust crisis and a lack of recycling channels. Combined with the successful cases abroad, some solutions and suggestions are put forward for the regeneration and reuse of post-consumer textile waste, and a preliminary conception of the charitable market system is made.

Keywords: post-consumer textile waste; recycling; environmental protection; online; charity market system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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