Solution for post-consumer textile waste management

Welcome to CISUTAC's solution for post-consumer textile waste management!

Our open-sourced tool revolutionises the way we approach post-consumer textile waste by prioritising data points for efficient sorting to reuse, and recycling.

Our tool empowers the textile ecosystem to make informed decisions, driving a digital change in line with the upcoming digital product passport legislation, and enable a more accurate feedstock for the recycling industry and unlock potential for the reuse market

How to use the tool?

Select Options: Choose from the dropdown menus for various post-consumer textile product attributes such as condition, construction, chemical content, etc.. Remember to make selections across all different categories to comprehensively evaluate the best optimal route to either reuse, repair or recycling for the post-consumer product.
Interactive Features: Upon selecting options, the results boxes at the bottom of the form, dynamically change colour to reflect the reuse, repair or recycling options for your post-consumer textile product, based on your choices.
Reset Functionality: Use the "Refresh form" button to clear selections and reset the colour indicators, allowing for a fresh analysis and comparison.

Condition: Product Construction: Multilayer: Chemical Content: Production Year: Product Type: Brand: Price: Product Gender: Repairability: Durability (i.e. Pilling, Abrasion, Colour fastness, Tearing) (scale: lowest is 1, highest is 5): Fiber Composition of Material 1: Fiber Composition of Material 2: Percentage of Recycled Cotton in the Product: Percentage of Recycled Polyester in the Product: Recycle Method of Recycled Fibers in the Product: Textile Finishing 1: (if you are using a computer, hold the 'CTRL' key to select/unselect several options) Textile Finishing 2: (if you are using a computer, hold the 'CTRL' key to select/unselect several options) Fabric Construction: Fabric Colour: Textile Fiber Length: Fabric Weight: Disruptors: Product Disassembly: Certificate:

Results

Reuse

Repair (prepare for Reuse)

Mechanical recycling

Chemical recycling

Thermomechanical regranulation (not available at the moment)

Thermo-chemical incineration

This tool was also developed in Microsoft Excel, designed for individuals with a proficient understanding of sustainability metrics and data analysis with the aim to be a flexible tool that can adapt to new innovations and market needs. The document is intended for use by professionals, researchers, or individuals with relevant expertise in environmental sustainability, product lifecycle analysis, and related fields. If you are interested in accessing this document, you can download it here.