Recycling textile waste: An issue of interest to sewn products manufacturers

作     者：Divita, L. Dillard, B.G. 

作者机构：University of North Carolina Greensboro United States Textile & Apparel Management Department University of Missouri United States 

出 版 物：《Journal of the Textile Institute》 (J. Text. Inst.)

年 卷 期：1999年第90卷第1期

页      面：14-26页

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0821[工学-纺织科学与工程] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 

摘      要：Interest in recycling textile waste has grown over the last two decades because of increasing costs associated with disposal in landfills and increasing concern for protecting the environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of support for recycling textile waste by Missouri sewn products manufacturers, and to examine the relationship of four independent variables with the level of support for textile recycling. Data were generated from 46 responses to a mailed questionnaire sent to all sewn products facilities in the state. The independent variables included in the multiple regression model were concern for material utilization, community size, landfill fee increases, and economic feasibility to recycle combined with plant size. The model was significant in explaining 32.9% of the variance in support for textile recycling. Although this was a small sample of sewn products manufacturers, it provides useful insight to companies considering textile recycling programs. © 1999 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.