1. Ecodesign approaches in the textile industry
Ecodesign is the integration of environmental protection into the design of a product (whether considered as a good or a service). The aim is to reduce the product's environmental impact over its entire life cycle: extraction or production of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, use and end-of-life
It is a global approach characterized by a multi-stage (taking into account all stages of the product's life cycle), multi-component (the product and its packaging), multi-actor (the entire value chain) and multi-criteria (taking into account environmental...
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Ecodesign approaches in the textile industry
Challenges facing the textile industry
Bibliography
Software tools
Life cycle assessment (LCA) software
SimaPro http://www.pre-sustainability.com/simapro
Gabi http://www.gabi-software.com/france/index/
Lifecycle analysis databases
...Websites
Events
National Ecodesign Conference, held every year http://www.eco-conception.fr
International LCA Congress, held annually in Lille http://www.avnir.org
Colloque Filières et Recyclage, takes place every year in Paris
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Help in setting up an eco-design approach - NF X30-264 AFNOR - 2013
Regulations
Article L.541-10-3 of the French Environment Code.
Law on programmed obsolescence adopted by the National Assembly on October 14
Order no. 2010-1579 of December 17, 2010 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the field of waste (JO no. 0293 of December 18, 2010, p. 22301, text no. 1 [NOR: DEVX1028667R])
Patents
Article assembly and disassembly system WO2013189956 A1
Process for producing a carded spinning yarn from textile waste EP 1995362 B1
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Observatory of technical textiles in France http://www.textilestechniquesenfrance.com
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
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