Module 3 — Circular Business

Module quiz

5 questions on Module 3 — Circular Business. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.

1. 1. Why is repair often the most valuable circular action per garment?

   Repair is fashionableIt keeps the garment in active use at the lowest material and energy cost — every other route destroys the value already embedded in the productRepair avoids customer serviceRegulations require it everywhere

2. 2. What does textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) ask of brands?

   Only a sustainability reportProducers fund and organise the collection and end-of-life management of the textiles they place on the market, with fees often shaped by how eco-designable the product isThat brands run their own recycling plantsNothing, until a law names the brand

3. 3. A marketing team wants to claim a garment is made of recycled fibre. What must exist first?

   The supplier's wordCertified chain-of-custody documentation for the recycled content — claims without traceability are greenwashing exposureA nice hangtagCustomer approval

4. 4. Why is most textile recycling today downcycling rather than fibre-to-fibre?

   Fibre-to-fibre is illegalBlended fabrics, trims and fibre degradation limit quality recovery, so most material becomes lower-grade products; fibre-to-fibre needs design and sorting to enable itDowncycling is more profitableRecycling machines are rare by law

5. 5. How do design decisions determine a garment's recyclability?

   They do not; recycling is independentMono-materials, removable trims and compatible thread and elastics decide whether the garment can be separated into usable streams at end of lifeOnly the colour mattersRecyclability is decided at the recycling plant