Abstract:
The work is focused on mapping the current state of waste textile management, its
possible further processing in the Czech Republic and its environmental impact
assessment. More specifically, it deals with the topic of sustainability in the textile
industry, textile waste in terms of legislation, and environmental impact assessment
using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method. Also, it maps the situation in waste
management in the Czech Republic and makes comparison with data available for the
European Union (EU). Data collection on textile waste management was performed.
The data are further used in LCA analysis and waste treatment methods are evaluated
in terms of environmental impact using GaBi software. The lowest environmental
impacts are associated with the re-wearing of waste textiles. A secondary production of
cleaning cloths, as well as disposal by incineration or landfilling, are more demanding
for the environment. In comparison with data from other European countries, the efficiency
of textile waste management ranks the Czech Republic to the forefront in the EU.
The most beneficial and cheapest solution of the problem, not only in the management of
textile waste, is to reduce the production of goods, the supply of producers, and strengthen
market requirements so that waste is generated as little as possible. Then, there will be
no need to seek a solution to dispose of excess waste.
