Abstract
There are vast quantities of low-priced clothing being supplied to Japan today. Clothing that is no longer being used is discarded from households at a rate estimated to be 1644000 tons per year. Of this amount, only 22% is recycled while the remaining 78% is disposed. Within Japanese households, there is also the issue of dead storage clothing. This paper first describes an analysis that was conducted from the viewpoint of waste management with a specific focus on the domestic circulation flow of clothing. Secondly, the paper introduces information collected on overseas trends as well as the foremost line for domestic recycling modes with regard to clothing and textiles. Furthermore, a policy for tackling the issue of how the 3R concept can be applied to the domestic clothing industry and its consumers is also taken into consideration.
