Reuse Sustainable Cotton-based Products: A Feasibility Study

重复利用可持续棉基产品：可行性研究

• 批准号: 524624-2018
• 负责人: Ko, Frank
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=655767
• 关键词: Reuse; Sustainable; Cotton; based; Products

Sitka is a Canadian surfboard, clothing and lifestyle brand, manufacturing purposeful goods for exploring and**enjoying the natural world. The goal of Sitka is to inspire accountability to nature and move toward a balance**between conservation and consumerism. In order to maintain its leadership position and enact systems of**giving back when utilizing Earth's resources, Sitka is seeking new design and materials concepts for the**development of the next generation of cotton-based products. Cotton is the most abundantly produced natural**fibre with an estimated 25.35 million tonnes expected to be produced in 2017/2018, it is not without**controversy in regards to both environmental and social impact, such as extensive water use and use of**pesticides. In order to reduce the amount of virgin cotton produced each year, a few organizations have looked**into recycling cotton as a solution. There are several challenges posed by recycling cotton into value added**products and this proposal seeks to address these challenges by finding innovative solutions. The University of**British Columbia (UBC) has a wide range of fibre forming facilities in the Advanced Fibrous Materials**Laboratory (AFML). In this study, we propose to combine Sitka's expertise and knowledge in cotton apparel**design and production with the know-how and capabilities in fibrous materials in AFML at UBC to explore the**feasibility of recycling cotton-based apparel products.

Sitka 是加拿大冲浪板、服装和生活方式品牌，生产用于探索和**享受自然世界的专用商品。锡特卡的目标是激发对自然的责任，并在保护和消费主义之间实现平衡**。为了保持其领导地位并在利用地球资源时制定**回馈系统，Sitka 正在寻求新的设计和材料概念来**开发下一代棉基产品。棉花是产量最丰富的天然**纤维，预计 2017/2018 年产量预计为 2535 万吨，但在环境和社会影响方面并非没有**争议，例如大量用水和**农药的使用。为了减少每年生产的原棉数量，一些组织已经研究了回收棉花作为解决方案。将棉花回收成增值**产品会带来一些挑战，该提案旨在通过寻找创新解决方案来应对这些挑战。 **不列颠哥伦比亚大学 (UBC) 的先进纤维材料**实验室 (AFML) 拥有各种纤维成型设施。在这项研究中，我们建议将 Sitka 在棉质服装**设计和生产方面的专业知识和知识与 UBC AFML 纤维材料方面的专业知识和能力相结合，探索回收棉质服装产品的**可行性。