clothing recycling / take-back programs “personnes” / “no man’s land” by christian...
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Clothing Recycling / Take-back Programs
“Personnes” / “No Man’s Land” by Christian Boltanski
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How do you get rid of your unwanted clothing?
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What other options are available?
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What is Textile / Clothing Recycling?
• Reuse - the original product function
• Recycling - use of the clothing material properties (e.g. shredded for rags or sound proofing).
• Over 13 million tons of textile waste was generated in 2010.
• 2 million tons (15 percent) of that waste was recovered, recycled, and reused.
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downcycling - less demanding, lower value applications
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** The full exhibition used 30 tons (60,000 items) of clothing
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Rag Collector , 1915Seattle, Washington
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Rag Gatherer
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Women in the rag room at Crane and Co. (paper mill), 1870s
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Ragwasher Washington, D.C., 1915
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Wartime Clothing Rationing
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“More information alone would not necessarily lead to behavioural
change and new industry initiatives and government intervention are
required.”
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Uniqlo's All-Product Recycling Initiative
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Clothing and textile waste = art materials
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Bed-Stuy Community Quilt Project
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Guerra de la Paz
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Nick Cave
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Sources
Christian Boltanskihttp://tihanavalent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/003_Canada-copie-1024x825.jpg
Goodwill, 23rd Street, NYChttp://manpurse.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/goodwill23rd.jpg
Environmental Protection Agency websitehttp://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/textiles.htm
“Public Understanding of Sustainable Clothing”http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Public_understanding_of_sustainable_clothing.57a6f666.10843.pdf
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“Fast Fashion” image http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9kPmaZL_iwA/Slzu4asNFwI/AAAAAAAABVM/6_tAn9HZiq8/S660/DSC_0022.jpg
Mend and Make Do Campaignshttp://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=12304
Uniqlo ebook The Power of Clothinghttp://www.uniqlo.com/en/csr/
Boltanski explains “No Man’s Land”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_MaNiYYR8&feature=related
Guerra de la Pazhttp://www.guerradelapaz.com/index2.html