De-labelling branded corporate-wear for re-use
9th May 2016
This report details the outcomes of a research project to understand and identify emerging and commercially viable de-labelling or de-branding technologies for corporate-wear.
Key findings
Interest in the opportunities afforded by de-branding of corporate-wear is growing, and there are currently no large or commercial scale operations in this area.
The de-branding technologies examined require an element of 'design for end of life’.
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Overview
Overview
This project looked in depth at de-labelling or de-branding technologies that might be utilised for end of life corporate-wear.
The purpose of this work was to identify commercially viable and emerging de-labelling or de-branding technologies that might be utilised for end of life corporate-wear and to assess their cost and carbon impacts alongside the economic benefits of garment re-use.
To properly assess their cost and carbon impacts this research covered four technologies that, although not currently widely applied, but might be appropriate for application to this area of corporate-wear de-branding.
The technologies are: Manual Unpicking, Microwave Treatment, Adhesives and Over-branding – and they are investigated in the case studies related to this report.
The primary audience for this work is the end of life reprocessors and corporate wear suppliers and manufacturers, but it will be of interest to all stakeholders within the corporate-wear life-cycle.
Contents
Contents
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Glossary for this report >>
Introduction >>
Technology review >>
Assessment Method >>
Carbon Impact Assessment >>
Cost Benefit Analysis >>
Assumptions common to cost and carbon >>
Results >>
Benchmark >>
Case study: Manual Unpicking >>
Case Study: Microwave Treatment >>
Case Study: Over-branding >>
Case Study: Adhesive Technology >>
Examination of options >>
Options for Further Work >>
Annex 1: Carbon impact assessment >>
Collection (Transport) >>
Sorting >>
End of life reprocessing >>
Distribution >>
Annex 2: Cost Benefit Analysis >>
Collection >>
Sorting (Work Space) >>
End of Life >>
Resale Value >>
Landfill and Incineration Avoidance >>
Benchmark Case >>
Manual Unpicking >>
Microwave Treatment >>
Over-branding >>
Adhesive Technology >>
Annex 3: Contacts >>
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