How fast fashion adds to the world's clothing waste problem (Marketplace)

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we used to pass it on to our families and relatives ....

Minimalism and frugality are the answer. Less consumption means less production and less waste.

People really be out there buying clothing like washing machines don't exist

I'm 24 and I still wear the same clothes from when I was 16.

Wish they mentioned the harsh toxic chemicals in fast fashion clothing (absorbed by skin) & the horrible treatment of factory workers ✔️

I haven't bought any new clothes in close to a year now. Trying to buy second hand as much as I can (exept underware). Better for my wallet, better for my environment.

Our parents still have clothes from when they were my age. The clothes you get now don’t even last a year.

I hate going to the stores like Forever 21 or H&M and theres SOO much selection with cheap material it overwhelming for me, now when I pass it all i'll think about how much of those clothes are going to end up in landfill.

This series is eye-opening, I cried when I saw all that clothing on the streets of Kenya. Plus, this reminded me of my great-grandmother's wedding dress, which years later was redesigned to be my grandmother's prom dress, the rest of the fabric the seamstress made handkerchiefs for my grandfather. Years later the same dress was redesigned and my mom used it for her wedding. Last week my sister wore the same dress to her academic award ceremony. After grandpa died, the handkerchiefs were given to my dad. (They still look brand new). Perhaps, if more people could reuse and redesign their clothing and hand it down the world and people would feel proud.

Message to Goodwill and Value Village: How about charging realistic prices for clothing so you have a higher turnover??? $15.99 for used jeans.....Come on!!! $8 for an old t-shirt?? There is lots of local demand for used clothing they just have to adjust their prices so everyone can afford them.

As someone who works in a large chain thrift store, watching pieces like this just make me shake my head when people say they feel fine with donating clothes with holes or broken zippers or huge stains. Who will want to buy them? You just want your trash out of your house but don’t want the guilt of throwing it away yourself, so you give it to us to throw away for you so that you can feel good about donating. If you have clothes of organic materials like 100% cotton, you may be able to compost them. You could cut a stained shirt into cleaning cloths. These days you can make cloth masks from old clothes that maybe a thrift store wouldn’t be able to sell. Reduce your spending first, reuse the clothing as best you can, and recycle / donate whatever is fit for someone else to wear. Also, love seeing Elizabeth Cline in videos like these. Her book “Overdressed” made a cameo here and is well worth the read.

“In the era of fast fashion there’s more unwanted clothes than people in need” Wow, that stroked me quite hardly.

10:12 Lady: "At least they're trying?" Old lady: silent and judgmental pause complete with ice cold stare, then remembers it's always good to be nice on camera Yes! 😄

I don't think donors care where their clothes will go. They just want to get rid of them minus the guilt. Even if the retailers secretly threw them to the landfill, hey it's their responsibility now.

Always thrift shopping! My favorite clothes are all from goodwill! The only thing I don’t thrift on is my undergarments for sanitary reasons

This documentary changed my life.

Also to add some people think they are too good to wear clothes someone else has worn or don’t like the idea someone has worn it. I mean when you go in stores to try clothing on a person has probably tried it on too.

Sooo this is why my mum keeps telling me like 'you have to know the brand, make sure they last long enough so that you won't buy the same thing every 3 to 5 years. It doesn't matter if it's expensive. You're buying quality, not quantity' so here i am, still wearing my pajamas from 6 years ago but unfortunately my shoes couldn't last that long coz my feet are growing quite fast😄

buy less clothes, but purchase higher quality well made items that are neutral colors and trendless that you wont feel bad wearing again and again