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Whistles wanted to approach durability across different aspects of the business, having identified that making garments last longer was important to its customers, the brand and the environment. WRAP and Whistles looked at opportunities to improve the durability of clothing by ensuring customers have a positive experience when visiting Whistles stores, using the website, and when taking their clothes home.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
WRAP works with governments, businesses and citizens to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. Read our April 2020-21 annual review to learn more about our mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, resource-efficient economy.
- Plastic Packaging
- Eliminating problem plastics
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Plastic packaging design
- Global Plastics Pacts
- Reuse and refill
- Film and flexible packaging
- Waste management and end markets
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Water stewardship
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Guardians of Grub
- Guardians of Grub Becoming a Champion
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Food date labelling
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- Funding
- Whole chain resource efficiency
- Household food waste
- Behaviour change interventions
- TRIFOCAL
- Refresh
- UN SDG 12.3
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Non-clothing textiles
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Textiles 2030
- ECAP
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Recycling in urban areas
- HWRCs & bring sites
- Commercial waste
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Re-use
- Dry materials
- Organics
- Recovered materials markets
- Market situation reports
- Market snapshots
- Gate fees
- UN SDG 12.5
- Electricals
- Product durability
- Minimising product returns
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Circular Economy Fund
- Public Sector Procurement Support
- Farmers and growers
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
- Trade associations
- National government and departments
- Non-governmental organisations
Textiles take-back schemes, where customers donate unwanted clothing to retailers to be re-used or recycled, are a key part of developing a more circular fashion industry.
- Textiles
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Non-clothing textiles
- SCAP 2020
- Textiles 2030
- Collections & recycling
- Re-use
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
The Waste Prevention Programme in England for 2013 was set out in the policy paper ‘Prevention is better than cure: The role of waste prevention in moving to a more resource efficient, circular economy'. This report provides a review of the existing waste prevention programme: actions undertaken and impacts.
- Courtauld Commitment
- SCAP 2020
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Hospitality and food service
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- National government and departments
Increasing the utilisation of clothing is a daunting challenge in a world of ‘fast fashion’ and accelerating consumption. Many companies have responded to market demand and competition by reinforcing and enabling ‘fast fashion’ trends.
But simply selling more new clothes to meet demand in high consuming and fast-growing economies is unsustainable. It puts more pressure on natural and human resources that are already over exploited. It will mean even greater negative impacts on the environment and society.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Textiles 2030
- ECAP
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
Identification of and recommendations to overcome barriers to the development of post-consumer, closed loop clothing recycling in the UK.
- Waste management and end markets
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
The Sustainable Clothing Guide is a practical guide to help brands and retailers to enhance the durability and quality of the clothing they produce.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
Working with WRAP, John Lewis identified an opportunity to improve fit consistency, and reduce sampling and product development lead times, for four core men‟s shirts. Bringing quality to life and encouraging sustainable living are core principles for John Lewis. The project aimed to facilitate 'right first time' sampling by creating a set of core blocks for four John Lewis bestselling men's shirts.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
F&F has made a conscious decision to be more sustainable, integrating durability into its working practices, from product design to its end of life. WRAP has been working with F&F to help make clothes look as good as new, for longer.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
ASOS identified a potential risk in the product durability of blind felled hems on tailored trousers due to hem failure, i.e. falling after washing or wearing. WRAP worked with ASOS to trial a bonding seal on both menswear and womenswear tailored trousers.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
Ted Baker is taking steps to make positive long-term impacts on the durability of its clothing. By reviewing the critical paths for design and development up to production, Ted Baker saw an opportunity to refine part of its quality management process to quickly identify high-risk fabrics.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
WRAP worked with COS, which is part of the H&M group, to run extended wash test trials on four different menswear Merino wool jumpers, in order to review and assess the optimal care instructions to maximise the garments’ life.
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers