Maria Elander

Towards a Nordic textile strategy : Collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textiles

This report is the primary outcome from Part I of the project “Towards a Nordic textile strategy - Collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textiles” initiated by the Nordic Waste Group (NAG). T ...

Towards a new Nordic textile commitment : Collection, sorting, reuse and recycling

This report is the primary outcome from Part I of the project “Towards a new Nordic textile commitment - Collection, sorting, reuse and recycling” initiated by the Nordic Waste Group (NAG). The rep ...

A Nordic textile strategy : Part II: A proposal for increased collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textiles

The proposed strategy for increased reuse and recycling of textiles provides a starting point for the work towards a more sustainable textile and fashion sector in the Nordic region. It is focused ...

Mapping sustainable textile initiatives

This report responds to an invitation from the Nordic Council of Ministers to map out Nordic initiatives within textiles as a pre-study to the initiation of a Nordic Roadmap for Sustainable Textiles in 2015. The work has been conducted by:SIFO - National Institute for Consumer Research (Norway)SFA - Sustainable Fashion Academy (Sweden)NFA - Nordic Fashion Association/nicefashion.org (Nordic)IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden)CRI - Copenhagen Resource Institute (Denmark)Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Environmental Affairs (EK-M) has been responsible for the funding of this project. The project’s steering committee consists of representatives from members from the working groups; Nordic Chemicals Group (NKG), the Nordic Waste Group (NAG) and the Group of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and officers from the Environmental Protection Agency in Denmark. This steering Group is jointly responsible for the direction and decisions regarding the project. NAG has been coordinating the work. Coordinator of project has been Yvonne Augustsson from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

A Nordic strategy for collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textiles : Policy brief

This policy brief on Nordic textile reuse and recycling is part of the Nordic Prime Ministers’ overall green growth initiative, The Nordic Region – leading in green growth. Read more in the web mag ...

Sustainable textile initiatives and suggestions for a Nordic Roadmap

This report aims to chart a plan for a coordinated Nordic effort towards sustainable development in textiles and identify ongoing initiatives in the area. The aim was an ambitious plan with a poten ...

Stimulating Textile-to-Textile Recycling

Extending the active lifetimes of textile products should be prioritised in efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of textile production. However, once textiles are worn out, recycling them ba ...

The Nordic textile reuse and recycling commitment

This policy brief on The Nordic textile reuse and recycling commitment is part of the Nordic Prime Ministers’ overall green growth initiative, The Nordic Region – leading in green growth. Read more ...

Nordic textile reuse and recycling : Increased collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of used textiles in the Nordic regionSummary and recommendations

This policy brief on Nordic textile reuse and recycling is part of the Nordic Prime Ministers’ overall green growth initiative, The Nordic Region - leading in green growth. Read more in the web mag ...

The Nordic textile commitment : A proposal of a common quality requirement system for textile collection, sorting, reuse and recycling

The Nordic textile reuse and recycling commitment aims to engage stakeholders in committing to common goals of reducing the environmental impact from textile consumption and increasing the competit ...