In thispaper,we present a brief overview of the garment waste situation in Brazil, the potential design-based strategies for minimizing the environmental, social and economic problems caused by the incorrect disposal of this material and for revaluing it. Based on our own nine years’ experience investigating this problem, we then situated our activities in an evolutionary framework of Design for Sustainability (DfS), built based on a previous model proposed by Ceschin and Gaziulusoy (2016). As result, it was possible to present a clear and comprehensive overview of how design can contribute to the garment waste issue, in terms of evolutionary innovation levels.

Authors: Cláudio Pereira de Sampaio, Suzana Barreto Martins