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Clothing Consumption: Ecological Footprint among Universiti
Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Students
Nurul Fateha binti Ghazali
Supervisor: Dr. Nursalwa Binti Baharuddin
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Ecological footprint is a measure of the impact of human activities towards the
environment. Clothing manufacture is the second largest polluter in the world
after the oil and gas industry. Fast fashion trends contributed to increase of
clothing consumption among the students since they did not realize on effect
of clothing production that cause harm to world. This study aimed to determine
knowledge and awareness of ecological footprint among Universiti Malaysia
Terengganu and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin students, pattern of clothing
consumption such as purchasing, use and maintenance behaviour, and disposal
of clothing and lastly sustainable ways in clothing consumption. Questionnaire
survey was conducted among 740 respondents from both institutions. Chisquare
test showed a significant difference between institutions on their
knowledge of ecological footprint. Results also showed 61% of respondents
purchase their clothes only when necessary. Moreover, 93% of respondents
were willing to donate their clothes and only 67% of respondents willing to buy
second-hand clothes for creating sustainable ways.
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