Textile waste managment in Croatia - the challenges of circular economy

Cilj ovog rada je prikazati stanje gospodarenja tekstilnog otpada u Republici Hrvatskoj, kao i izazove kružnog gospodarstva vezanih uz tekstilni otpad. Za pisanje ovog diplomskog rada provedeno je primarno istraživanje putem ankete, te su korišteni i sekundarni izvori podataka. Prvi dio rada započinje teoretskim dijelom u kojem su objašnjene i navedene definicije i pravilnici kružnog gospodarstva koje su potrebni za daljnje shvaćanje rada. Kroz rad opisuje se gospodarenje tekstilnim otpadom u Republici Hrvatskoj, kroz točne brojke, grafikone, tablice i analize. Uz to se uspoređuje gospodarenje tekstilnim otpadom između Hrvatske i Europskih zemalja. U zadnjem dijelu provodi se anketa o informiranosti i aktivnosti kućanstava u recikliranju tekstilnog otpada. Naposljetku se donosi se zaključak o gospodarenju tekstilnim otpadom u Republici Hrvatskoj na temelju analize, usporedbe s ostalim zemljama Europe, u kojima Hrvatska ostvaruje jako dobre rezultate i nalazi se među samim vrhom u gospodarenju tekstilnim otpadom. Uz to donosi se i zaključak informiranosti i aktivnosti recikliranja tekstilnog otpada između ispitanika provedene ankete, koja je pozitivna i pokazuje kako je velika većina ispitanika informirana i aktivna u recikliranju tekstilnog otpada.The aim of this paper is to present the state of textile waste management in the Republic of Croatia, as well as the challenging circular economy related to textile waste. Primary research through a survey was used to write this thesis, and secondary source data were also used. The first part of the paper begins with the theoretical parts in which the definitions and regulations of the circular economy that are necessary for further understanding of the work are published and stated. The paper describes the management of textile waste in the Republic of Croatia, through accurate images, graphs, tables and analyzes. In addition, it compares textile waste management between Croatia and European countries. In the last part, information and activities of the household in the recycling of textile waste are carried out. Finally, a conclusion is made on textile waste management in the Republic of Croatia based on analyzes, comparisons with other European countries, in which Croatia achieves very good results and is among the top in textile waste management. In addition, it draws conclusions of informativeness and textile waste recycling activities among the respondents of the survey, which is positive and shows that the vast majority of respondents are informed and active in textile waste recycling