Wool Production, Processing and Use -Environmental Aspects
Wool is a natural and renewable protein fibre, however natural and renewable does not automatically equate to ‘sustainable and ‘environmentally friendly. Wool, like most other mainstream textile fibres, must examine its environmental credentials to meet the growing demand for ethical and sustainable textiles by the consumers, ‘brands and retailers from the major markets in Europe, Japan and North America. The merits of different environmental claims such as ‘eco- and ‘organic will be discussed, noting the value of Type 1 ecolabels such as the EU ecolabel in validating environmental claims. The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) has restricted use of the term ‘eco-wool to wools that comply with the EU ecolabel standard at all stages of processing and production. The environmental impacts associated with Australian wool production, processing and use will be compared using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. While some caution must be used in interpreting LCA results, the process can provide useful insights for comparing the major environmental impacts associated with production, processing and use of wool and other fibres.
eco-wool eu ecolabel life cycle assessment (lca) organic
RUSSELL Ian
CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering,Belmont 3216, Australia
国际会议
The 12th International Wool Research Conference(第十二届国际羊毛会议12th IWRC)
上海
英文
18-23
2010-10-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）