Design for recycling, sounds like an appealing idea. However, what does it entale?
With the increasing awareness and concern about our planets vanishing resources, the problems of waste are now being taken into consideration at the design stage of product development.
Therefore, design for recycling is an eco-design strategy, with a systematic approach allowing the design of more environmentally friendly products. For it to work effectively the company needs to review the whole process and begin to understand where changes can be made.
Here are just a few tips your company can take to make our planet a little bit better:
Which materials to use and its quantities, the company can choose to work with low impact materials such as Cotton, Woven and Linen, all of them ethically produced. Or simply use recycled materials, giving them a new life.
The techniques behind the developing process is essential to optimize the life cycle and end-of-life of the products. Produce locally is another great initiative to cut back on carbon dioxide released onto the atmosphere.
The benefits of using recycled textiles at design for recycling?
Decreases landfill space requirements
Decreases greenhouse gasses from the natural fibers
Reduced consumption of energy and water
Pollution avoidance
Lessened demand for dyes
Having this in mind, let’s build a more conscient design idea.
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