Chapter 1 — full chapter
Chapter 1 — full chapter
1.3.2.3. Take-back and trade-in
Take-back schemes let a brand recover products at the end of their first life and decide their next one. Eileen Fisher has reclaimed over a million garments through its take-back programme, and Madewell collected around 180,000 pairs of jeans within six months of launching its resale scheme — both feed refurbishment, resale or recycling.
For an SME, take-back works best when the passport records condition and composition at intake, so each returned item can be routed automatically to the most valuable next step: resale as-is, repair, refurbishment, or material recovery.