TVERS - From Waste to Material Resources in a Grave to Cradle Perspective: A Stakeholder Approach Within the Textile Value Chain, 2011

In the reverse life-cycle approach our point of departure is the two last phases in the production/consumption process: 1) the user-phase and 2) the recycling phase where waste is potentially transformed into resources. Quantitative information of consumers' experiences, habits and opinions concerning clothing maintenance was collected through a survey and qualitative in-depth interviews of a strategic sample of households.