Environmentally Sustainable Apparel Acquisition and Disposal Behaviours among Slovenian Consumers

• Autorzy: Žurga Z. , Hladnik A. , Forte Tavčer P.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/aut-2015-0044

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fibre production and textile processing comprise various industries that consume large amounts of energy and resources. Textiles are a largely untapped consumer commodity with a strong reuse and recycling potential, still fibres and fibre containing products ends up in landfill sites or in waste incinerators to a large extent. Reuse and recycle of waste clothing results in reduction in the environmental burden. Between 3% and 4% of the municipal solid waste stream in Slovenia is composed of apparel and textiles. This exploratory study examines consumer practices regarding purchase and the disposal of apparel in Slovenia. Data were collected through structured online survey from a representative random sample of 535 consumers. Responses to online questionnaire indicated the use of a variety of textile purchase and disposal methods. The influence of different sociodemographic variables on apparel purchase, disposal and recycling behaviour was examined. Moreover, the differences in the frequency of apparel recycling between consumers with and without an apparel bank available nearby were explored. This research was conducted, since it is crucial to analyse the means by which consumers are currently disposing their textile waste in order to plan the strategies that would encourage them to further reduce the amount of apparel sent to landfills.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour; apparel consumption; apparel acquisition; apparel disposal; environment; questionnaire; Slovenia

PL

zrównoważone środowisko; zachowania konsumentów; zużycie odzieży; nabycie odzieży; utylizacja odzieży; środowisko; ankieta; Słowenia

• Wydawca: Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design
• Czasopismo: Autex Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 15, no. 4
• Strony: 243--259
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Žurga Z.

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Snežniška ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

autor

Hladnik A.

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Snežniška ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

autor

Forte Tavčer P.

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Snežniška ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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