I'm low maintenance so people frequently judge me for wearing the same things over and over again. Happy to move to NZ where people are more accepting of clothing repeats. It's just clothes, you don't need tons of it.

@Minty_Aqua

Жыл бұрын

Where did you live previously where the people were so judgemental?

@melopomeloluv

Жыл бұрын

literally got one comment last summer from an American, we r both live in Japan. Asked directly whether I have nothing else to wear.

@alileevil

Жыл бұрын

Newsflash. NZ is also a country that exports quite a lot of its waste to Asia and South America.

@Humgin1234

Жыл бұрын

If co workers ask if you have ANYTHING else to wear, honey you may be delusional about how you represent yourself in terms of mental health . Excessive anything is too much .

@graemewatson2296

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to NZ. I'm a NZer. Back in the 1980s second-hand cloths were gems of high-quality materials and design. Clothes in NZ used to be multi-generational. Now, I don't know.

The woman that makes all those bags out of left over clothes is a valuable human.

@amazingsupergirl7125

2 жыл бұрын

They’re cool too. I’d love any of them.

@daniabenitez3626

2 жыл бұрын

@@amazingsupergirl7125 me too honestly

@marandarose9849

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy a backpack?

@fonduebear6530

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like we’re all valuable people with super powers that keep getting shoved down by the powers that be. Living with the same systems that were put in place centuries ago are not viable in today’s world. “Doing the same thing, expecting different results.” Kinda thing

@daniabenitez3626

2 жыл бұрын

@@fonduebear6530 I agree, we are all valuable and have something to offer, the difference is that not all will actually put that into action. The system will get a hold of us easily and keep us there unless we really fight our way out.

Thank you for bringing this up DW because this is a real issue that many people aren't aware of. I think maybe people also don't know what is fast fashion or that their favorite store is a fast fashion store

@henrytep8884

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the consequences of our current focus on maximizing shareholder values without paying for externalities.

@johnl.7754

2 жыл бұрын

Reality is poorer people or kids (teens or under) don’t really think about the environment much.

@cynthiacole6140

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnl.7754 and the clothing manufacturers do? They are making cheap toxic clothing, dumping dyes and other waste into bodies of water.

@johnl.7754

2 жыл бұрын

@@cynthiacole6140 the solution is government laws restricting practices that society don’t like and then bear the consequences of those actions (like higher inflation).

@amazingsupergirl7125

2 жыл бұрын

Americans definitely don’t. We think our clothes are all being worn in Africa and everything is used up. We need a new class in school just called Environment which covers recycling, reusing, plastics, natural resources clean air and water, etc

Choose durable, long lasting clothing over ones that offer you at ridiculously low price

@ObesePuppies

2 жыл бұрын

This might be obvious but I recommend buying used high quality clothes.

@fourthsingular

2 жыл бұрын

I make documentary videos on various subjects. Don't forget to check my channel...

@frances1503

2 жыл бұрын

Most people don't know how to buy styles that never how old.They buy what is cheep and looks better on someone else and not what looks good on them and most don't know how to properly care for the fabrics that they are made from.

@distrologic2925

Жыл бұрын

Young women want something new to wear every week, they are what drive this industry. Most men rarely go shopping for clothes.

Overconsumption is a huge problem

@beccam9854

Жыл бұрын

over production as well. there shouldnt be a new fashion cycle every other week.

@Jigpikchu

Жыл бұрын

@@beccam9854 yes but companies do that because there is a demand....we as consumers need to stop buying in order for them to change,we have the power

Yo, thrift shopping is the best! You can find so many high end brands for $5 each. And jeans are already broken in so they're comfortable. My boyfriend and I each got fancy date night outfits. My dress was $1 and it's in perfect condition.

The reason the goods are dumped is to keep the manufacturer's & retailer profit margins high. The manufacturer should give them away & then shred the rest into rags etc.

I'm in the fashion industry it's difficult to convince businesses to even think about managing waste, it's all about profits

We all nations are consuming more than we need.We suppose to preserve nature as much as we can.

One of the reasons I prefer thrift store shopping now. Lots of 2nd hand goods are still in great condition

@ghostlyhousehorrors

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the rich people donate high quality and unique clothing, I got two awesome jackets that i wouldn't find anywhere else nearby and for like 7 bucks each, whereas i bet the original price be close to a hundred

@jianfalco2133

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Some I've seen still had tags

That is sickeningly sad..... We destroy everything in this planet

@nicolepaloms3509

2 жыл бұрын

And when we Africans don’t dress they laugh at us Even though we live in sunny hot paradise. Shame on you all fashionistas.

@now591

2 жыл бұрын

Not true. Its the greedy international globalists destroying everything and blaming us. Decades ago clothing was manufactured in our own countries. Top quality and made to last years. What happened ? So called "free trade" - started importing cheap goods from China - destroyed national businesses . That's how it began.

@gian19791

2 жыл бұрын

Human kind is the cancer of the earth 🌍 we destroy self destructive

@lalasoundtrip7797

2 жыл бұрын

agree

@AzeemMia

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sickening but did you know there is 8,000.000.000 this much people in the world

I can count how many fast fashion videos on KZread have been documented and yet nothing done.

@gurpreetbhamra9752

2 жыл бұрын

*People want to look 'fabulous'* 💁‍♀️

@Minty_Aqua

Жыл бұрын

Because the entire system needs to be changed. That would involve a lot of people and the elites to change.

When I was in highschool, I went to Guatemala and saw the same thing. It changed my perspective for sure. Now I try to slow down my consumerism. I don't want to play a part in destroying this planet with bad spending habits.

Making backpacks are great - but they will still end up in a landfill. The answer isn’t recycling like we use to think - IT’S STOP OVER MANUFACTURING all together to purchase clothing that can be worn for years and years - not just one or two times.

@ramblingrob4693

Жыл бұрын

Making backpacks are great - but they will still end up in a landfill. At least then woman is trying, don't knock someone else is idea

@white_violet

Жыл бұрын

Would be great, but that would be very hard for one person to achieve. Most of us can only do small things and hope a lot of small ripples make a wave, like her. If the idea inspires more people to do this and (importantly) can show it makes a profit, fast fashion giants will see that consumers care about this and that’s the first step to change. Doubt we’ll see any meaningful change in the industry unless people talk with their wallets. I volunteer for a charity where we distribute a lot of donated clothes and housewares. Sometimes I think the same thing, that really all we’re doing is delaying the inevitable point where the stuff will end up in a landfill (possibly even fast-tracking it because many of our clients don’t value things they get for free, and take things they don’t want or need because they have hoarding issues from growing up in extreme poverty…very sad) but I can’t solve the trash problem on my own so I guess helping give things a potential second life is better than nothing. One small ripple. Personally I think completely biodegradable textiles are the answer, like Bananatex. It’s exciting that there seems to be innovation in this area

@Ab3ndcgi

6 ай бұрын

She is not recycling. She is reusing. Yes, eventually those will turn to waste, and then there must be a way to integrate the parts back into the manufacturing process or natural environment. But until then, she's not extracting resources from nature to produce new materials, and she produces with a minimun material and energy cost. People are not just going to start buying better, more lasting clothes; mainly because affordable local or alternative production has almost dissapeared. Fashion made out of reused clothes, or local materials it's actually one of the best ways to innovate in order to bring production back, and thus allow a more stable, quality and design-based fashion model to flourish. Which may be the only way to ensure long term the sustainability of the material sourcing, and the overall impact of waste.

@f0rkk

11 күн бұрын

When I was 12 hype bags were a huge thing and everyone at school had one. Fast forward 8 years later and I'm still using mine. So it really depends on who the backpacks are sold to, it can be good if it's sold to someone who will use it for years on end.

Our world is overwhelmed by fast fashion if only people buy less clothing and declutter their wardrobe and actions I think we can bring a solution. Sustainability an overrated word too cliché but we need to twist this cliché into something. Let's all be a warrior of sustainable fashion 👍 thank you DW for this fantastic investigate documentary

@DWDocumentary

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

@now591

2 жыл бұрын

Don't swallow the globalist propaganda. Pre-"Globalisation", all western nations had their own manufacturing and everything was quality and made to LAST. International nation destroyers (globalists) infiltrated and destroyed everything from within. ALL PLANNED. Why else would everything go backwards? Now they are blaming ordinary people.

@theetravellover

4 ай бұрын

True. I’ve practiced this since I was a child before I ever heard about minimalism. Like many I am constantly judged for simply not wanting to purchase lots of “stuff”. Thank God for people like Maria who repurpose textiles.

The industry needs a shutdown. Existing stocks of clothes are enough for ten more years without any production

@jianfalco2133

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly corporate greed can't be cured

@beccam9854

Жыл бұрын

longer than that i'd recon.

@margaretjohnston8055

9 ай бұрын

The fashion industry certainly could use a shutdown in manufacturing but that is just the tip of the problem. INDIVIDUALS must make the decision that our planet is worth saving afterall industry is filling a demand that we the consumers has demanded. So instead of pointing fingers at the fashion industry take a good look at your own spending habits and start the change there. Take a 6 months to a year break from shopping and then take responsibility for how YOU, THE INDIVIDUAL proceeds from that point onward. Quit passing the buck. You are bothered by it, quit talking and do something constructive.

I despair. What hope have we got of 'saving the planet' when manufacturers are only interested in producing relatively cheap goods for individuals who want something new and fashionable to wear on just a few occasions?

@Edith.G.G.

2 жыл бұрын

each one of us decides what companies do with our money. The demand will always mark the supply offered by companies.

@gerry343

2 жыл бұрын

@@Edith.G.G. Each one of us decides what WE do with our money. Too many affluent people will spend their surplus wealth buying new clothes for the temporary thrill of being in fashion.

@thegreataynrand7210

2 жыл бұрын

You need to stop watching the news then. All they are going to do is show you bad news. The truth is things are not that bad

@TheZagrean

Жыл бұрын

@@Edith.G.G. you are right but for that to happen people need to be educated and be willing to change their values…unfortunately social media also contributes to making people want to spend their money on buying material possesions in the run for “the perfect life” and splurge of the moment!

Those backpacks are actually pretty cool. I'd buy those

@ninalumiere145

2 жыл бұрын

Im looking for her contact so i can purchase some for the NGO I work with

People need to take better care of their belongings. We shouldn't be ruining other countries with our trash 😔 I buy cheap clothes from Walmart but I have clothes from when my mom was in her 20's (she's 51 now). And I have clothes from middle school still (I'm 28). I take care of my clothes and haven't thrown that many away in my life. Most of my clothes I keep but what I don't want is still in good enough condition to pass on.

@MrRussian187

2 жыл бұрын

horder

@AtomicBlonde1

2 жыл бұрын

You are not a hoarder. You know the value of well made clothing

@Edith.G.G.

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. People around me criticize me because I don't like to buy things that I already have. From the ages of 15 to 25, I was a shopaholic and a hoarder, and it took me a lot of work and discipline recover from those addictions. So now I value everything I have and the money I earn, since before I just wasted. I have clothes from years ago, in good condition and in enough quantities for not to buy clothes in about 10 years. I take care of all my belongings, I value them and use them as much as possible. I hate waste and the environmental, financial and psychological damage that causes consumerism and hoarding.

@Lipstickandchampagne

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why Thrifting and me giving away to homeless shelters and Goodwill is where it’s at , honeyyyyy.

@sarahton270

Жыл бұрын

Me too, and I also hate fast fashion because the quality is really really bad, I prefer vintage fashion but it's actually sad that everyone who like modern style had to bought very cheap qualities clothes that won't last anyways

Fast fashion is an environmental nightmare. This makes me sad that I realize how unaware we are of what we’re doing to our home planet.

@LadyTarasque

Жыл бұрын

i think a lot of people are aware, but are just too selfish to care.. unless it directly affects them, not their problem..

@gissellest333

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

DW never disappoints with its great documentaries 👌. God bless that lady who is selling bags from recycled material.She is doing a great job for the society.I would love to buy backpacks from her.

thank you again DW, your docs are informing the rest of us what's going on in the world. I had no idea what a horrific nightmare cheap clothing and textiles have contributed to the destruction of the environment. Make this all aware of how much and what we buy and that less is more. Great investigative unbiased journalism as usual. Much appreciation for informative work. Thank you from Canada.

@DWDocumentary

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! We're glad you like our content.

Always great documentary. Thank you DW for showing us behind the scene of cloth.

What great bags and hats that woman creates. Far more creative than the fast fashion stuff

This is almost hard to comprehend. It's really shameful that we in the West are so wasteful and have such disregard for other people.

@shirukk1234

5 ай бұрын

I m not from West.. but I see same happen in India these days.. I was appalled to see stuff in this documentary...

I cant imagine throwing clothes. Coming from very limited means when I only got to buy my very own denim pants when I was already in high school. Most of our proper clothes were hand me downs. Years by when I was already able to buy clothes on my own, I pass on all the clothes that I dont use to relatives, friends and poorer folks. Its heart warming to see their value, even if they were not luxury items, continue to those who need and use them for a few more years. Most clothes in developing countries were I come from are passed on from generations. People there are kind of content with the clothes that they have simply because they cant afford to buy any or more. Clothes only pile up when they are dumped by manufacturers and retailers for cheap. So really without this extra supply, people doesnt need as much clothing than those that they already have.

This is part of the climate change problem. From polluting the waters in Indonesia to dumping it in the desert. It's frustrating that everything is blamed on fossil fuel when it's clearly a lot of other things including textile and plastic

@TheZagrean

Жыл бұрын

But plastic and textile also use fosile fuel! You have to look at the big picture and also link everything together..

@Ab3ndcgi

6 ай бұрын

Yup. The probles is most of that textile is plastic to some degree. If not, it could be recycled for other applications, and it would be profitable to do soo. Vegetable fibers can be turned into paper and cardboard aplications. Wool is great as a crop cover. But wool, cotton, linen or whatever mixed with polyester, it's mostly unusable.

@BINAwithab

4 ай бұрын

Plastic is a derivative of oil and methane, which are fossil fuels. Also, transportation alone of textiles from different continents through oceans consume even more fossil fuels. Textile production in the Global South is destructive for the local land, water and air. It is highly cancerogenous. It also requires extremely high quantities of water, as well as releasing millions of tons of microplastics in the oceans, contributing to their acidification and loss of its biodiversity (micro-algae included, which produce 50% of the planet's oxygen). In all of this, the workers of the Global South are exploited and sometimes killed by the absence of safety regulations in the industries. Other than the fact that these clothes end up polluting those countries such as Chile where they are thrown away, consuming even more fossil fuels for transportation. But hey, at least some CEO of fast fashion, fossil fuel industries, transportation companies are making billions😀

In America we used to take old blue jeans and make insulating materials out of them . But material from China was so cheap it put these manufacturers out of business .

I wonder whether this cloth could be repurposed into making huge shade cloths for big and small growers. It's a desert environment with no trees, even in the city. Shade cloths could be sewn and used for so many things needing shade, instead of buying new umbrellas. Growers pay good money for shade cloth for their food and flower crops. Like quilting, it could be pretty automated and assembly line using various pieces of fabric from the clothing. It wouldn't have to be washed, as it would be for agriculture use. As the cloth deteriorates it can be patched by those who are trained to do so with more scrap.

Sadly, THIS is “trickle down” economics. This is when the rich (individuals and multinational corporations) toss their used unwanted stuff to those financially beneath them.

This is why I've started buying clothes from second hand stores and wearing things over and over till its worn out.

Oh, this is so sad to see. Yet people will still shop at Primark, H&M, Target, etc. for those cheap clothes. More people need to see what happens when they "donate" their clothing,

I know you have lots of documentaries about fashion.Could you please write the year for each one? Some of them i watched years ago and i figured it out after rewatching it on your channel. Some of them are parts from old documentaries and if you upload them in the present time please inform us so. LE: Just finished watching this one and the year 2022 and copyright is showed at the end. But it would really be helpful to write in the description so I don't watch it twice. Another eyeopening great documentary. I maked a habit of watching these regularly, especially when i feel like my shopping habits escalate. Also, i try to buy sh clothes 90% of time, i mend clothes, socks etc as much as i can, I reuse and like to make updates to old clothes when i know i no longer wear them and feel like throwing away ( i try to donate these or go to shops such a h&m etc that collect them - though a couple of DW documentaries showed the reality behind these recycling campaigns and they're almost close to 0 when it comes to making a positive change and fixing things (⌣̩̩́_⌣̩̩̀) ). I own a sewing machine and making small changes to clothes in order to prolong their life and use is extremely important. Moreover, i like to call this some sort of shopping in my wardrobe, almost free (some accesories like pretty buttons are not cheap) and so much more ecofriendly, not to mention creative and meaningful for me.

I'm 66 yr's old now and am very clean even though I wear my clothes even after they are full of holes. When I was in junior high, I wore the same clothes through high school. My mom hated this so much she threw them in the garbage when I wasn't around but I found them and retrieved them. Frustrated, she began to dig holes in the yard and burry them. Of course I got a lock for my door. I was a child model, thanks to my mom and they gave to me all the clothes I modeled. I would give them to friend of mine that were less fortunate then I. I have a 1979 tee shirt of the Seattle Super Sonic's championship. It has become so thin that when held up, you can see through both layers of cotton. Two weeks ago, I had to break down and buy some news clothes because my 30 yr old son was getting married. My wife took me shopping for the first time in over 12 years---she looked delighted when seeing me in new clothes. I usually buy seven pairs at a time so I don't have to shop again for years, except for this time was special. I was doing my laundry at the matt one day and a couple walked up to me and asked me why all my clothes were the same? I told them it's easier when I wake, I don't have to think about what to wear. She said, "and your socks?" I just said, why hunt for a match if you don't have to? She asked why I only fold my pants and shirts? I told her I got rid of the dresser decades ago and put everything on shelves because they are more spacious and airy so I don't need to fold my underwear or roll my socks, just stack them. Unlike my mother, my wife has never complained, bless her sweet soul!

Thank you DW for being the voice of the poor and helpless...

I am sitting here cutting up old pajamas as I watch this to crochet them into little area rugs. There is so much that can be done with fabric. I am also working on a patchwork quilt and I have lots of patches on my comforters because they are so old. I have patches on y jeans and shorts - all from fabric from our own clothes we have grown out of or clothes I have pulled out of thrift store dumpsters. My husband and I are dumpster divers, mostly food, but also thrift stores who throw out TONS of clothing.

SMH!!! So many people are in need of clothes but yet here they go. Just sad!

For many years I have chosen to have my clothing made by local dressmakers, who work with me to create a unique wardrobe made from fabrics I have chosen. It is not as expensive as most people think, and you have good clothing that lasts. Fast fashion is an abomination that needs to stop.🖤🇨🇦

great work Matthias and team, thank you.

I have watched several docos on other channels about the waste from charity clothing donations in Africa and Asia- equally as tragic as this- people and the environment are becoming more "disposable" than clothing 😭😭

Such a disaster. Waste ton of water on cotton crops and clothing manufacturing, and just dump them in the trash real quick.

The people in the textile factories DO understand - they just don’t care.

SHAMEFUL that Europe will ship their " trash " to South America.

@cynthiacole6140

2 жыл бұрын

This is also a huge problem in Africa, and much of the discarded junk clothes also come from America.

@evenberg8499

2 жыл бұрын

Plastic trash from Europe was shipped to China for recycling, but the vast amount of useless garbage caused China to say "enough is enough" , and refused to receive anymore in 2017.

@JJ-Toreddie

2 жыл бұрын

Think clothes are bad. Look into the worlds E-waste

@cynthiacole6140

2 жыл бұрын

@@JJ-Toreddie you're right. I've checked out a couple videos about it, very shocking and depressing.

@Jakabokbotch2nd

2 жыл бұрын

They dumped in Asean too 😡😡😡

A fast fashion, to me, is anything that is produced cheaply, worn briefly, & discarded quickly. Very often, these clothes may be produced under conditions that are inherently disadvantageous, even dangerous, to workers.

I buy one shirt and jeans a year at most. After their life i use those as rags. It's not about affordability but responsibility

@ghostlyhousehorrors

2 жыл бұрын

I use old clothing for work in dirt or paint, something I don't mind getting messy

The backpacks and hats are so beautiful! The idea itself is great!

A great documentary!! Thanks

Damn. Those clothes are better and newer than the ones i am using

The work happening in Brazil is truly inspiring

im really fed up with cheap and bad quality clothes,im not a rich person,but since a few years i only buy good quality "expensive" clothes that i can wear for years..(btw its really hard to find this type of clothes,every corner fast fashion stores)

It's hard to know how many of us can have a long term impact. One way is do not join the latest fad of being a minimalist and getting rid of most of your stuff. Instead gift things that are wanted by friends and family. Also, don't buy new and if you really feel you need too, buy very local or learn to make it yourself out of used textiles. Much of the cloths donated these days end up in 3rd world country dumps. There are plenty of online 2nd hand clothes sites now. In the last decade I was only buying underwear and socks and now I buy cotton or wool 2nd sweaters and unravel to make socks. I'm working on making a really easy underwear pattern out of nice soft used t-shirts. All I do is taught online for free. So many younger people are doing so much to help but we as humans need everyone doing at least something. I'm old but hope we all turn things around.

Eventhough I sew my own garment, it is still sad to see this report. Please stop this fast fashion.

You found a vert well sorted out tidy garbage dump small enough to actually not matter. Congratulations.

Thank you Maria in Brasília for using leftover from textiles 👍

Thank you for spreading awareness 💝

This is so heart-breaking! Sad situation for the refugees. :(

The documentary society needs, but doesn't deserve.

It makes me feel a bit grateful’ when I think I am having a difficult time it shows that it could be worst and I thank god it’s not really worst.

Plastic and now fabric, manufacturers must be held responsible or heavy fines imposed.

Thank you for your efforts

EXCELLENT documentary. Is there any industry on earth that isn't overusing and ruining our planet?

@karolinakuc4783

9 ай бұрын

Only small bussinesses are sustainable and not all of them

Q DAHORA AS MOCHILAS DA SENHORA. GOSTEI DEMAIS!!!! MUITO BOM DOCUMENTARIO. AMEI

Excellent documentary!

I love thrift shops. I get called “cheap” or “Captain Planet “ Either way, I’m going to keep buying second hand

Great work done by DW 👍🏽

Another important aspect of fast fashion is that the materials the items are made from are inexpensive and wear out or appear more worn more quickly than items produced from higher quality textiles. Most fast fashion items are made of polyester, nylon, acrylic or rayon. I bought a sweater and after 1 gentle wash the nap and texture appeared as if I had owned that sweater for years. After, one single wear and wash it no longer looked nearly as appealing. I donated the item to the local thrift store. I considered that purchase a waste. Instead, I try to buy items made from natural textiles of cotton, wool, silk or cashmere.

What makes me wonder is that shopping mall never runs out of clothing... The clothing segment are always full no matter how much people are buying

They should build houses with ovens using bricks made from the dirt. Then they could collect good fabric that has been disposed and make blankets or patchwork hooded capes. The fabrics that are not acceptable with stains on them could be shredded and used for stuffing or made into sandbags for building. Companies that don't cooperate should be charged with crimes and fined. Illegal dumping should be a jailable offense.

Shou-Out to Maria and the scrappers. God bless them. 🙏

Uuuugh, I wish the world would see the effects of their selfish ambitions and false image! Thank you @DW Documentary for bringing this to the forefront once again. Something needs to change and rapidly.

I heard them say that they added a port for container ships but I didn't hear how many containers are coming in say weekly?

It is great documentary. Now, I know I shouldnt waste too much and self regulates my own consumerism. Make me feel VERY guilty, looking at my closet. Time to change my habit. Thank you, DW.

*On Time* 💫💃🏻

I grew up partly w my grand mom who survived the rations of WW2 in the USA, she taught me how to sew how to reuse fabric which I still do and how to make easy wash rags out of damaged items, I have almost no polyester in my closet , I don’t think I have any. I buy classsic bohemian clothes that last until they fall apart and since they are cotton rayon or silk break down, but I do know that others don’t buy organic cotton nor care. If u donate clothing to boxes or bins or even thrift stores in the USA IT GETS SHREDDED OR SENT TO FORGEIGN COUNTRIES IF NOT SOLD SO IF YOU BUY THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN FASHION FOR ONE SEASON u are part of the problem and don’t say I can’t afford cotton, because H&M has cheap $20 organic cotton dresses so invest wisely , I often pay more for something I’d wear a lifetime best wishes to all 🌈✝💕💖🌷🍀♥🌈💖🧚🏻🐬🌸

@julietv3863

Жыл бұрын

Buy from places you know where they are made and made of also buy used and God bless these people it’s very sad

cant these used clothes be used for fillers for concrete structures like roads?

4:20 This is like a scene striaght out of a Borderlands game.

Awesome video thank you ❤❤

@DWDocumentary

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

Make rag rugs. My mother in law would take old clothing, tear it into strips and make bath rugs.

Once I organized a "free chothing shop" in an urban garden were we use to hold artisan markets and stuff like that. We made compostable hangers, we carefully selected and provided lots of well made and designed second hand clothes with barely any signals of use, and they were all free for people to come have a look and take what they wanted, or leave a donation for keeping the space and have some refreshments. The sad truth is most people that approached us wanted to know if they could just bring their old clothes to us, and barely anyone took a look at the amount of brand stuff we had perfectly exposed and organized. There's this thing called perceived value, which sadly boils down to "If you pay a lot, it must be good; and if you paid very little is a bargain. But if you pay nothing, it's just worthless since that doesn't add status by consumption." Most people would rather think they are having a possitive impact by donating clothes, than think about reducing their own comsumption rate.

Stop buying and discarding 💩- all countries need to take responsibility for their own waste stream…🤬

This is the same business model they use in Africa. The environmental cost is tremendous and it kills the local garment business. Its quite the problem.

I would like to buy some of those back packs they are cute! They should sell online.

8 Billion people on the Planet Soon to be 10 Billion That's the problem

the backpacks are so cool!

Fun Fact; The translator is actually not translating what they’re saying.

I've never thrown out any clothes in my life. I'm 22. I can remake clothes into something else like a new clothes, teddies for my cat, mop, floor wipe, etc. No need to throw it out. Sometimes I keep it for sentimental values.

@tkatrich3

4 ай бұрын

What about if like a pair of jeans is threadbare?

I love her backpacks very nice.

Recycle these abundent garments and then reuse it replacing fresh cotton can help eliminate a part of this trash. Global leaders of fast fashion must taken initiative to reduce the post consumer waste. It also help saving fresh cotton consumption (natural resource). When you put the whole picture together, recycling is the right thing to do.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.....God bless the people who are trying to clean it up

Thank you DW for sharing this very important problem we are having here in my country, Chile. That's why to us it's so important to approve our new, democratic Constitution, because it will forbid these things to keep happening, o en of its main focus is the care of environment, unlike the current one which only cares about profit (made under Pinochet's dictatorship). As a Chilean I want to see my beautiful country protected and my people treated with dignity, living with dignity and hope. I loved the Brazilian recycling projects. We do have few, clearly not enough to end with the trash in the dumpsters. We need to ban the import of used garments, in the 90's I would dress with thrift store clothes only, but now most of those stores are gone and only those with the "selected vintage clothes" survive, overpriced. And all our local brands are "made in China". As a Costume Designer myself I can assure you, there are so many things we need to change, to assure environmental protection, sustainability and to revive an actual local industry and create jobs.

@Minty_Aqua

Жыл бұрын

Your English level is especially good for a Chilean. You're absolutely right.

@chilenapromedioRU

Жыл бұрын

@@Minty_Aqua Thank you.

It feels bad even though I as an individual am not involved- I use most of them and the pretty new ones are passed off to my cousins and the slightly old but good to poor people

why they don't simply borrow the cloths in the sand in order to create wind shields in order to get pioneer plants to grow in order to be able to farm?

@karolinakuc4783

9 ай бұрын

Well the old couple started some farming but they got robbed

Whoa. In the Philippines, these are sold as ukay-ukay.

The country should wake up and charge anyone who wants to dump anything depending on their country currency 💴, Euro 💶,Dollar should be charge more high.

Fast fashion companies should be taxed up the gazoo. They should literally be made to pay for trashing the planet. Same for the advertisers who push this garbage, whipping up insane amounts of consumerism.

thank you

If these were recycled they could be made into quilts, blankets, rugs, stuffed animals, beds for the homeless, decorative art, you can combine with cement & MAKE pots, vases, or statues, pet pads or beds, recycle material into diapers, make old clothes into CARRY BAGS for Groceries instead of using plastic bags. So take a second look at clothes before throwing out... If they are not good enough to give away to someone in need make them into something New & Useful.. If Not this at LEAST USE THEM FOR RAGS TO CLEAN YOUR HOME OR CAR.🙏🙏🙏

Economic growth goes as far as the landfill is deep.

@yega3k

2 жыл бұрын

Sad but true.

I have 2 levis shirt bought it 7 years ago still i wear them, i love levis they made quality product not like some junk other brands make nowdays.

@karolinakuc4783

8 ай бұрын

You should always look at stiches if they are even in order not to buy smth that tears apart after a few washes

Que orgulho tenho de ver uma brasileira como ativista. Vivemos num mundo de muita ganância onde todos estão dispostos a destruir o planeta por causa do dinheiro. Em breve vão saber que não se come dinheiro.

@DWDocumentary

10 ай бұрын

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