TY - JOUR
T1 - Textile-apparel manufacturing and material waste management in the circular economy: A conceptual model to achieve sustainable development goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh
AU - Akter, Maeen Md Khairul
AU - Haq, Upama Nasrin
AU - Islam, Md Mazedul
AU - Uddin, Mohammad Abbas
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted to the factories and the respective factory personnel who participated in the research, providing invaluable production data and materials waste information. This paper would not have been possible without their active participation. We also convey our gratitude to Bangladesh Apparel Exchange for their involvement in collaborating with BGMEA and industry networks for data collection. We also take the opportunity to thank the various shopkeepers and traders involved in the informal trading of waste fabrics and apparel who assisted in the traceability part of the research. Lastly, we are thankful to Tahmid Hasan for drawing the figures to add value to the work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - The textiles and apparel manufacturing industry in the upstream fashion supply chain generates substantial materials waste that requires urgent efforts to manage effectively, reduce environmental impact, and foster sustainable practices. A huge research scope lies in materials waste management of upstream textiles and apparel manufacturing within the scopes of circular economy to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh. This research identifies and categorises the materials waste generated in various production stages, determines the economic loss, and traces the informal trading of waste materials. Following an exploratory multiple-case approach, this research collects data from 17 textiles and apparel factories through semi-structured questionnaires, followed by materials stream mapping and observations. The study estimates a loss of approximately 0.70 USD for every piece of apparel export. To trace the destination of waste, it has been found that approximately 15 tons of informal trading of wastes took place in a single underground market. Overall, it leads to a significant loss of value addition that could have been added through a circular economy. Finally, to help achieve SDG 12, this study develops a conceptual waste management model in upstream textiles and apparel manufacturing with potential application opportunities within the circular economy.
AB - The textiles and apparel manufacturing industry in the upstream fashion supply chain generates substantial materials waste that requires urgent efforts to manage effectively, reduce environmental impact, and foster sustainable practices. A huge research scope lies in materials waste management of upstream textiles and apparel manufacturing within the scopes of circular economy to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh. This research identifies and categorises the materials waste generated in various production stages, determines the economic loss, and traces the informal trading of waste materials. Following an exploratory multiple-case approach, this research collects data from 17 textiles and apparel factories through semi-structured questionnaires, followed by materials stream mapping and observations. The study estimates a loss of approximately 0.70 USD for every piece of apparel export. To trace the destination of waste, it has been found that approximately 15 tons of informal trading of wastes took place in a single underground market. Overall, it leads to a significant loss of value addition that could have been added through a circular economy. Finally, to help achieve SDG 12, this study develops a conceptual waste management model in upstream textiles and apparel manufacturing with potential application opportunities within the circular economy.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Conceptual model
KW - Material waste
KW - SDG 12
KW - Textile-apparel manufacturing
KW - Value stream mapping
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2022.100070
U2 - 10.1016/j.cesys.2022.100070
DO - 10.1016/j.cesys.2022.100070
M3 - Article
SN - 2666-7894
VL - 4
JO - Cleaner Environmental Systems
JF - Cleaner Environmental Systems
M1 - 100070
ER -
