Reuse of textile waste | Kathmandu Valley

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By Jenny Marie Jacobsen

Spring 2023

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This master thesis is exploring the reuse of textile waste. The research is conducted in Trondheim, Norway, and Kathmandu Valley in. It explored ways of transforming both pre-and post-consumer waste into a circularity where no waste is produced. Activities were done before, during, and after the time spent in Nepal and the final idea is a design of an organization to handle the leftover cut-outs from tailors around the Kathmandu Valley. The thesis developed a concept of how an organization can handle the material in a circular system. This project has worked towards the Sustainable Development Goals. According to goal number  12: responsible production and consumption, the concepts presented are actively contributing to 
reducing textile waste. Reusing textile waste is also working toward goal number 14: Reducing marine pollution. The production of new textiles is the second responsible contributor to freshwater pollution due to chemicals used in the production. (Gaonkar, 2021) Reusing already-made textiles reduces this pollution. The design of the organization is working towards goal 8, by using creativity and innovation to create job opportunities. By placing myself in Nepal, I have been working towards goal number 17, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. Throughout the project, inclusion by participating in activities in Nepal and in the work with local artists was done. 

Full thesis: https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/3082544

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