Is Unbleached Cotton Better Than Bleached? Exploring the Limits of Life-Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Paid | Mar 15, 2017

The applicability of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for the textile industry is discussed with a special focus on environmental impact from chemicals. Together with issues of... Read More

A life cycle assessment (LCA)-based approach to guiding an industry sector towards sustainability: the case of the Swedish apparel sector

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Paid

The environmental challenges associated with consumption of textiles have generally been investigated on product level in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies. For social... Read More

Towards Understanding Sustainable Textile Waste Management: Environmental impacts and social indicators

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2014

Global population growth and rising living standards have increased apparel consumption, and thegeneration of textile and clothing waste. This has raised concerns about... Read More

Towards Sustainable Use of Chemicals in the Textile Industry: How life cycle assessment can contribute

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2015

The research presented in the thesis and the two papers intends to improve LCA methodology and practice so that use and emissions of textile chemicals can be included in... Read More