Urban Transitions Towards Circular Post-Consumer Textile Economies across OECD Cities
- Iva M Jestratijevic (University of North Texas)
- Katia Vladimirova (Post Growth Fashion Agency)
- Yassie Samie (RMIT University)
- Irene Maldini (Oslo Metropolitan University)
- Samira Iran (Technical University of Berlin)
- Kirsi Laitala (Oslo Metropolitan University)
- Claudia E. Henninger (The University of Manchester)
- Sarah Ibraham Alosaimi (Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University)
- Kelly Drennan (Fashion Takes Action)
- Hannah Lam (Caritas)
- Ana-Luisa Teixeira (Caritas)
- Sabine Weber (Seneca Polytechnic Toronto)
Abstract
Wealthy cities are the primary hubs for excessive consumption and disposal of fashion and textiles. As such, cities have the power to support urban transitions towards more circular and sufficient consumption patterns. However, there is a lack of research and data around the topic of post-consumer textiles, which results in lagging policy and action at a city level. This study aims to address this knowledge gap and offer a deeper understanding of what happens to clothes and textiles after consumers no longer want them, across nine wealthy OECD cities located across three continents. Nine OECD cities included in this study are Austin (United States of America), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Berlin (Germany), Geneva (Switzerland), Luxembourg City (Luxembourg), Manchester (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Oslo (Norway), and Toronto (Canada) which were selected as they exemplify the overconsumption and throw-away cultures prevalent in affluent Global North countries.
Keywords: Clothing consumption; Municipal policies; Urban management; Reuse; Textile waste; Charities
How to Cite:
Jestratijevic, I. M., Vladimirova, K., Samie, Y., Maldini, I., Iran, S., Laitala, K., Henninger, C. E., Alosaimi, S. I., Drennan, K., Lam, H., Teixeira, A. & Weber, S., (2025) “Urban Transitions Towards Circular Post-Consumer Textile Economies across OECD Cities”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 82(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21994
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