Textiles - Environmental Factors

A product made into something else e.g PET plastic bottles made into a fleece

How the consumer should look after a product e.g. wash temperature

How long a product lasts; the ability to withstand wear and tear

The world; the conditions of the earth and its natural resources

The company that provides a better lifestyle for LEDCs, e.g. workers are paid a fair wage

The measure of CO2 produced by a person or prodict, directly or indirectly

Producing products following moral principles, e.g. workers being paid a fair wage

Products broken down and reformulated; also known as chemical recycling

To use a product or its materials again; to extend the life of a product or its materials

To reuse a product in its current state, e.g to take a garment to a charity shop

To tear, shred, melt or ground products before reusing them; also known as physical recycling

The recycling label; indicates the percentage of a product that is made from recycled material