Pre-consumption textile waste management in the clothing industry in Teresina/PI

The garment industry stands out as the second-largest employer in the manufacturing industry, but it is singled out for environmentally and socially unsustainable practices. In this study, managers of ten companies in Teresina (Piauí State, Brazil) were interviewed to investigate textile waste manag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Albuquerque, Simone Ferreira de, Santos, Maria do Socorro Ferreira dos, Moita Neto, José Machado
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Sustentabilidade em Debate (Online)
Idioma:inglés
portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/40474
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/40474
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Textile Waste Management. Garment Industry. Environment. Disposal Methods. Teresina.
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Sumario:The garment industry stands out as the second-largest employer in the manufacturing industry, but it is singled out for environmentally and socially unsustainable practices. In this study, managers of ten companies in Teresina (Piauí State, Brazil) were interviewed to investigate textile waste management methods and instruments and the difficulties and challenges found in management. Methodologically, it was used bibliographical, exploratory, documental and case study research. The research instruments were the questionnaire, direct observation and interview. Data were assessed through content analysis. The results show that part of the production-related waste is donated to manufacture rugs and fuxico, discarded for everyday collection. The conclusion we came across is that the clothing industry in Teresina lacks better management of its production process to generate less waste. When it is not possible to reuse it, dispose of it properly.