TEXTILE WASTE REVALUATION SYSTEM: FROM DESIGN TO IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

This article presents the planning process and the current stage of implementation of a post-consumer and industrial textile waste reuse system in a waste picker cooperative in the city of Londrina, called Textile Waste Bank (BRT). This system represents a new business opportunity for the cooperative, seeking to create new jobs and income for waste pickers whose economic and financial situation has been aggravated by the Covid19 pandemic that affects Brazil and the world. The theoretical-methodological bases of this study include Systems Design, Design for Sustainability, Circular and Distributed Economy, among others, and the research methodology is based on Action Research in Design, complemented with other auxiliary methods. Initial results include the definition of the BRT operating model, production flow, product development and acquisition of equipment that will be installed in the cooperative for processing textile waste, as well as articulation with a partner company for the initial supply of materials for testing of production.

Keywords

• Textile Waste
• Recycling
• Collectors Cooperatives
• Systems Design
• Circular Economy.