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Recycled and sustainable textiles /

This resource shows how textile designers are meeting the challenge from government and consumers to meet the 6Rs. Case studies include: shoes made from old tyres and seatbelts; bags made from recycled airline seats and high fashion tailoring created from second hand shop finds. The video also shows...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Bristol, England : Pumpkin TV, 2009.
Series:Online access: Alexander Street Press Environmental Studies In Video Outside North America.
Subjects:
Clothing trade > Environmental aspects.
Textile fabrics > Recycling.
Textile waste > Recycling.
Textiles et tissus > Recyclage.
Textiles et tissus > Déchets > Recyclage.
Clothing trade > Environmental aspects
Textile waste > Recycling
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Summary:This resource shows how textile designers are meeting the challenge from government and consumers to meet the 6Rs. Case studies include: shoes made from old tyres and seatbelts; bags made from recycled airline seats and high fashion tailoring created from second hand shop finds. The video also shows jute sacks being reprocessed into fibers then manufactured into needle punched technical textiles for use in the construction industry.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (42 min.).
Playing Time:00:41:07