Project
Recycling and end-of-life strategies for sustainability and climate
Our current linear economy needs to transist into a circular economy to diminish climate change and the depletion of our resources. Combining recycling and circular use of carbon containing materials with the transition of fossil resources towards biobased resources will lead to carbon negative materials. Examples of circular use/recycling of carbon containing (biobased) materials are paper recycling and recycling of post consumer plastics packaging. Still, there are many more carbon containing materials and products that need developments towards circular use. This project specifically focusses on post-consumer textile recycling and recyclable composite (thermoset) materials that need dedicated new strategies for recycling. Developments and lessons learned with respect to paper and plastic recycling wil be used to enhance these developments including technical challenges and solutions, consumer perception and behavior and safety and risks issues.
Abstract
The aim of this project is to develop improved and new strategies for the safe reuse and recycling of carbon-based materials; textile and composite materials. Within the project it is studied which technological routes offer the best potential for the development of recyclable/circular materials (material development, redesign collection and sorting en recycling,). Moreover, methods are developed to determine safety and/or risks of recycled products and the main determinants of recycling/circular behaviour are studied, in order to design and test interventions.
Publications
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Textiles for circular fashion : Part 1: Fibre resources and recycling options
Wageningen: Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Groene grondstoffen ) - ISBN: 9789463953399 -
Let’s Talk about Circular Economy: A Qualitative Exploration of Consumer Perceptions
Sustainability (2020), Volume: 12, Issue: 1 - ISSN 2071-1050 -
A Review on the Potential and Limitations of Recyclable Thermosets for Structural Applications
Polymer Reviews (2020), Volume: 60, Issue: 2 - ISSN 1558-3724 - p. 359-388. -
Designing circular textile ecosystems
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De toekomst van textiel: biobased materialen
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Sustainable textiles: From renewable carbon to fibres
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Circular Textile Days
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Textiles for circular fashion : The logic behind recycling options
Sustainability (2021), Volume: 13, Issue: 17 - ISSN 2071-1050 -
Clothing industry: opt for new raw materials!
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Fossielvrij Textiel