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Dress for success: automating the recycling of school uniforms

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In this paper we present the Dress for Success (D4S) system, a web-supported vending machine for school uniforms. The main goal of the D4S system is to encourage and facilitate the recycling of school uniforms by automating the exchange between parents and minimizing the work necessary to donate and obtain second-hand school uniforms. By creating a sustainable system that facilitates the reuse of this clothing, we hope to reduce both the environmental and monetary cost associated with current uniform purchasing practices.

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Brunsma, David L., School Uniform Policies in Public Schools. NAESP: Principal - A Healthy Child - Special Section, 2006. 85(3): p. 50--53.
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Claudio, L., Waste Couture-Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2007. 115(9): p. A449--A454.
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Anne C. Woolridge, et al., Life cycle assessment for reuse/recycling of donated waste textiles compared to use of virgin material: An UK energy saving perspective. Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 2006. 46: p. 94--10.

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    CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2009
    2470 pages
    ISBN:9781605582474
    DOI:10.1145/1520340
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    1. repurposing technology
    2. resource consumption
    3. school uniform recycling
    4. sustainability

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