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PAPERS: Responsible Retail and Branded Environments: Session 1 Location: 50 George Square, G.03 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/george-square-50 Session Chair: Mia B. Münster, Malmö University Session Chair: Francesca Murialdo, Middlesex University | |
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From Waste to Opportunity, Upcycling Innovation in the South African Context: The Case of Clothes to Good 1: Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom; 2: University of Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa is a country which is facing significant textile waste problem. High volumes of second-hand products are entering the marketplace and represent an opportunity to SMEs and micro-businesses. Clothes to Good (CTG), a South African charitable organisation, are working to offset this challenge by creating upcycling programmes which repurpose these products through micro-business models designed to empower mothers of neurodivergent children. Neurodiversity is rising in South Africa and sensory stimuli products are an opportunity to repurpose second-hand clothing to products to support these consumers. This research represents the pilot study of a larger project investigating micro-business programmes creating weighted products from upcycled materials in South Africa. Using an exploratory methodology employing in-depth interviews with two key stakeholders in CTG this work highlights several barriers or areas of concern when implementing these programmes: 1) design expertise, 2) textile challenges, 3) scalability concerns. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.2239
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