FROM AN END-OF-LIFE TEXTILE TO A PRODUCT
Why, what, how, with whom?
COMPANY
Get excited about recycled textile fibre as a raw material for your products
TEACHER
Take advantage of the content in circular economy courses and teaching
YOU!
Versatile information on the topic for those interested and experts
ONLINE-BOOK
You will find the online book chapters in the menu. The following topics are covered in the chapters:
PODCASTS
Discussion on recycled textile fibre and circular economy business. Researchers, pioneering companies and experts as guests.
Podcasts are in Finnish but they are summarised in English.
Discussion on podcast themes continues in Twitter events @kuituus #poistotekstiilistätuotteeksi. Read the summaries here (in Finnish)
DISPOSED TEXTILES ARE TREATED AS NEW FIBRES IN PAIMIO
Finland’s first textile waste treatment plant opened in Paimio in November 2021.
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The New Sustainability in Business is a hands-on, easily accessible open online course that explains how businesses can create sustainable value – not only for the economy, but also for the environment and society. The course is especially designed for business practitioners and university students interested in themes like corporate social responsibility, sustainable value creation and leading change towards sustainability. The course – supported with latest academic research and other key resources – contains 13 engaging and concise lessons that can be completed in a fully self-paced manner.
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This is an introductory online course about design for non-designers: people who are curious about what design is, how designers work, and how to work with designers. Through seven chapters, we explain the basic definitions of design, introduce models for understanding the design process, and demonstrate the value of design in industry and society.
We introduce the four essential pillars of design today: sustainability, collaboration, innovation, and management. Through hands-on activities and reflections at the end of each chapter, we give you a taste of some widely-used design tools, guide you in thinking like a designer and show you possibilities for deepening your design studies at Aalto University.
WHAT IS KUITUUS?
The Kuituus online book and podcasts serve as a channel to turn research into action. The aim of the site is to increase understanding of the uses of recycled textile fibre as a raw material for industrial products. The aim is to promote the utilisation of recycled textile fibre in accordance with the circular economy.
The content has been developed especially for the needs of companies in various sectors of the manufacturing industry as well as for educational institutions.
The content is based on information provided by researchers and other experts in the Finix project. The material has been implemented by the Kuituus project during 2021. Read more about the Kuituus project.