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

Bibliographic Data

ID22014758
AuthorsSimone Ferreira de ALBUQUERQUE (0000-0002-8510-3134, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Maria do Socorro Ferreira dos Santos (0000-0002-9020-7130, Universidade Federal do Piauí), José Machado Moita Neto (0000-0003-3268-1907, Universidade Federal do Piauí)
Year2021
Volume12
Issue3
Pages27-50
Publication date2021-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainability in Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2177-7675 • E-ISSN: 2179-9067
PublisherEditora de Livros IABS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18472/sustdeb.v12n3.2021.40474
OpenAlexW4206735504
LanguageEN
References cited3

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

Archaeology · Business · Clothing · Dispose pattern · Economics · Exploratory research · Geography · Operations management · Reuse · Social science · Sociology · Textile · Textile industry · Waste management · Agricultural and Food Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Sustainability and Education · Environmental Sustainability in Business

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