Reuse Systematized
Outdoor suits are a necessary, yet costly and resource-demanding piece of clothing for children. The Park Suit will challenge the high consumption of these suits due to frequent replacement, by offering leasing of outdoor suits with high quality and longer durability.
Published: 06.March, 2025 Last updated: 05.December, 2025
Parkdressen estimates that parents of kindergarten children acquire 600,000 - 1,000,000 outdoor suits in the course of a year. This includes new, used, and inherited outerwear, equivalent to emissions of 18,000 - 22,500 COâ‚‚ per year. Establishing a system for leasing outdoor suits allows children to always wear the correct size, while significantly reducing the consumption of new suits.
Circular Model
Parkdressen's circular model starts with the municipality. By getting them on board, parents in the municipality can order the outdoor suits – completely free as the municipality covers the cost. The order is made through Liis.com and delivered directly to the kindergarten. The suits are then used as if they were the children's own and exchanged or returned as needed. The model helps create a more inclusive local community by providing identical outdoor suits to everyone and also gives the company an incentive to produce the suits as durable as possible. This contributes to phasing out lower-quality outdoor suits while extending their lifespan.
Environmental Impact - Facts from Liis.com
• Each outdoor suit produced has an estimated CO2 emission of approximately 20-40 kg CO2 equivalents.
• With a lifespan per suit of 4 years, the need for new suits will be only 25% of today's consumption (150,000 - 250,000 new suits per year).
• This will result in emissions from the production of new suits of 4,500 - 7,500 tCO2 equivalents, compared to today's 18,000 - 22,500 tCO2 equivalents.
• The savings will be 9,000 - 15,000 tCO2 equivalents per year (this corresponds to the annual CO2 emissions of 4,500 - 7,000 gasoline cars).
The Municipality as a Driving Force
Several municipalities wish to make Parkdressen available to all children in kindergartens, to ensure everyone has equal access to outdoor activities. This is particularly important for families not accustomed to Norway's changing weather conditions or who find themselves in economically challenging situations. The mayor of Krødsherad municipality, Andreas Kagiavas Torp, says
"From one mayor to another, I would look at the positive environmental aspects and the positive social aspects of it, because I believe [Parkdressen] could be a success story in several other municipalities as well."
