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dc.contributor.authorLaitala, Kirsi
dc.contributor.authorKlepp, Ingun Grimstad
dc.contributor.authorKettlewell, Roy
dc.contributor.authorWiedemann, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T10:38:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-12T13:35:30Z
dc.date.available2021-02-05T10:38:37Z
dc.date.available2021-03-12T13:35:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-12
dc.identifier.citationLaitala, Klepp, Kettlewell, Wiedemann. Laundry Care Regimes: Do the Practices of Keeping Clothes Clean Have Different Environmental Impacts Based on the Fibre Content? . Sustainability. 2020;12(18)en
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/10031
dc.description.abstractClothing maintenance is necessary for keeping clothing and textiles functional and socially acceptable, but it has environmental consequences due to the use of energy, water and chemicals. This article discusses whether clothes made of different materials are cleaned in different ways and have different environmental impacts. It fills a knowledge gap needed in environmental assessments that evaluate the impacts based on the function of a garment by giving detailed information on the use phase. The article is based on a quantitative wardrobe survey and qualitative laundry diary data from China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the USA. The largest potential for environmental improvement exists in reducing laundering frequency and in the selection of washing and drying processes, and through a transition to fibres that are washed less frequently, such as wool. Adopting best practice garment care would give larger benefits in countries like the US where the consumption values were the highest, mainly due to extensive use of clothes dryers and less efficient washing machines combined with frequent cleaning. These variations should be considered in environmental assessments of clothing and when forming sustainability policies. The results indicate the benefits of focusing future environmental work on consumer habits and culture and not only technologies.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Australian wool growers and the Australian government through Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI), contract number 4500012208, and the Research Council of Norway, project number 303080.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainability;Volume 12, Issue 18
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7537/htm
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectLaundriesen
dc.subjectClothingen
dc.subjectEnergy useen
dc.subjectWater useen
dc.subjectMaintenancesen
dc.subjectLaundry diariesen
dc.subjectClothes dryersen
dc.titleLaundry Care Regimes: Do the Practices of Keeping Clothes Clean Have Different Environmental Impacts Based on the Fibre Content?en
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2021-02-05T10:38:37Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12187537
dc.identifier.cristin1829360
dc.source.journalSustainability
dc.relation.projectIDAndre: Australian Wool Innovation 4500012208
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 303080


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