With growing environmental concerns, upcycling has become an important theme in literature and practice. Upcycling can help slow and close resource cycles through product life-extension. Cities offer opportunities for upcycling initiatives and seek to tackle challenges in urban solid waste management …

As sustainable practices become increasingly important in consumer markets, brands are integrating upcycled ingredients into personal care products. However, consumer acceptance of these products is not guaranteed and often depends on psychological factors such as trust, perceived quality, and associations …

Door de stijgende wereldbevolking ontstaat er een afname in beschikbare grondstoffen. Naar schatting zijn er drie planeten nodig om de wereldbevolking te voorzien in 2050. Een oplossing is het hergebruiken van grondstoffen. Dit concept wordt ook wel circulaire economie genoemd. Een voorbeeld van een …

The flexible strain sensors have been a topic of interest for multiple studies in the past years. These sensors are soft, bendable mechanisms, which can be applied to substrates through printing or other means. They can indicate longitudinal strain through resistance change, which means that they can …

This thesis gives a deep insight into the development of a fashion collection which uses upcycling as its main production method.  

This paper presents the results of the research project ‘Going Eco, Going Dutch’ (2015- 2017), which investigated the production, design and branding of fashion textiles made from locally produced hemp fibers in the Netherlands. For fashion labels and designers it is often difficult to scrutinize the …