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<p>The management of post-consumer textile waste collected by charitable organisations poses an increasing environmental challenge in the context of circular economy and climate mitigation policies. This study evaluates the environmental impacts of alternative end-of-life (EoL) options for residual textile waste after sorting within a regional charitable collection system. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on real operational data from the Pardubice region (Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic) was conducted to compare incineration with energy recovery, landfilling, and further utilisation (e.g., industrial wiping rags), with particular attention to transport distances and vehicle emission standards (EURO4 vs. EURO5). Transport logistics were identified as a key driver of environmental performance. In the Climate Change category, landfilling even at shorter distances would increase impacts by approximately 80% compared to the current system, whereas local incineration would reduce impacts by about 90%. A reduction of 100&#xa0;km in transport distance corresponds to an approximate 75% decrease in Climate Change impact. The study is limited by aggregated textile composition data and uncertainties in reuse allocation. Following the introduction of mandatory separate textile collection in the Czech Republic in 2025, future research should reassess EoL scenarios using more detailed material-specific data under the new regulatory framework.</p>

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Environmental assessment of sorted textile waste management scenarios in Eastern Bohemia using life cycle assessment

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    2026年3月26日

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  • Lenka Audrlická Vavrušová,
  • Anna Krejčová

摘要

The management of post-consumer textile waste collected by charitable organisations poses an increasing environmental challenge in the context of circular economy and climate mitigation policies. This study evaluates the environmental impacts of alternative end-of-life (EoL) options for residual textile waste after sorting within a regional charitable collection system. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on real operational data from the Pardubice region (Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic) was conducted to compare incineration with energy recovery, landfilling, and further utilisation (e.g., industrial wiping rags), with particular attention to transport distances and vehicle emission standards (EURO4 vs. EURO5). Transport logistics were identified as a key driver of environmental performance. In the Climate Change category, landfilling even at shorter distances would increase impacts by approximately 80% compared to the current system, whereas local incineration would reduce impacts by about 90%. A reduction of 100 km in transport distance corresponds to an approximate 75% decrease in Climate Change impact. The study is limited by aggregated textile composition data and uncertainties in reuse allocation. Following the introduction of mandatory separate textile collection in the Czech Republic in 2025, future research should reassess EoL scenarios using more detailed material-specific data under the new regulatory framework.