Smart Tags as a Tool for Circular Economy in the Textile and Fashion Chain

Abstract

Fashion is one of the most important industries in the world. It is complex chain and involves other industries in its processes, making it difficult to make a complete comparison in terms of pollution and socio-environmental impacts with other sectors. Socio-environmental sustainability is a relevant variable for fashion consumption, currently consumers demand greater transparency from companies, seeking to know where, how and who produced the product. The main objective of this research is to propose the use of smart tags for textile products, containing information on the steps and processes involved in the production of the textile article, in addition to guiding users and manufacturers in the post-use and recycling step as strategy to reinsert these products into a new production cycle. The knowledge of the impacts of the processes inherent to this extensive chain, the need for production transparency, performance and lifecycle of these products are important to establish not only management policies and reduction of disposal of post-use textile products, but also the interface with an increasingly conscious, demanding and engaged consumer.

Keywords

• circular economy
• smart tag
• textile and clothing chain
• post-use
• discard