End of life is a critical stage of the fashion value chain that distinguishes the current linear take-make-use-dispose model from a more holistic approach that considers what happens to products at the end of their first, second and third lives. End-of-life solutions should be integrated throughout the whole lifecycle of fashion products, from design and manufacturing, through to marketing, retail and services, to also help customers take part in extending clothing lifetimes through repair, alterations, take back schemes, re-sale, sharing, re-use and repurpose options. Material choices at the design stage play an important role in end-of-life solutions because low-quality and blend materials that currently dominate textile collections cause considerable technological challenges in terms of viable recycling options.(1,2)
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