CONNECTING MEANS

There is described a system article, method, connecting means and apparatus for article reuse or recycling, which system comprises the assembling of an article from at least two components at least one of which comprises a textile material brought into communication with each other through one or more connecting means and the subsequent disassembling of the article and use of one or more of the components in the assembling stage. The assembled article is susceptible to automatic or semiautomatic disassembly through one or more of its connecting means being susceptible to a reduction in one or more mechanical properties under exposure of the article to electromagnetic energy especially microwave, so that at least one component of the article may be separated from the article and wherein the disassembly comprises use of this reduction in one or more mechanical properties. The article may be a garment that has joins stitched with a microwave susceptible yarn. The yarn is ideally manufactured from pseudo-conductive materials and is metal free.