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Development of a Functional Unit for a Product Service System: One Year of Varied Use of Clothing

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Product-service systems (PSS) are considered to provide environmental benefits compared to conventional consumption. The textile industry causes many negative environmental and social impacts. In our research project, we conduct a life-cycle assessment of a use-oriented PSS: The renting of casual clothing. In this article, we present the approach to develop our functional unit “One year of varied use of clothing” and that of the baseline-scenario.

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Acknowledgements

We want to thank Samira Iran (TU Berlin), Markus Dimmer and Viktor R. Moritz Meissner (both Ulm University) for their input and support.

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  1. Institute of Sustainable Corporate Management, Helmholtzstraße 18, 89081, Ulm, Germany

    Felix M. Piontek & Martin Müller

  2. Department of Business Chemistry at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Helmholtzstraße 18, 89081, Ulm, Germany

    Max Rehberger

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Piontek, F.M., Rehberger, M., Müller, M. (2019). Development of a Functional Unit for a Product Service System: One Year of Varied Use of Clothing. In: Schebek, L., Herrmann, C., Cerdas, F. (eds) Progress in Life Cycle Assessment. Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92237-9_11

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