I was born in the slum/favela in Rio, Brazil. I was happy to buy cheaper 2nd hand clothes. Today, i live in California and i buy, happily, 2nd hand clothes. I live in a community so I collect food waste for our worms, wood chips for our soil and sleep in my car twice a week in San Francisco where i work. Why not? I definitely live a very abundant life because there is so much waste!
That Fashion Designer who turns second hand clothes into fashionable new clothes is incredible! Not gonna lie, I’d happily wear some of those creations of his
Thank you, that is encouraging. I have done the same as him mostly transforming the fabric into hats but into other pieces as well. I do it for myself and have done some pieces for some friends. However, it is not so popular, and not everyone appreciates it. My most labourious piece was a Victorian era inspired hat. I woman I knew told me I could easily get 300 dollars for it but someone else asked me "Is it recycled?".
that guy was the star of this program. he uses what he can find and turns it into something greater. imagine what he would do in the u.s. with all these selfish and reckless shoppers who throw out things constantly that they get bored with..smh
Throd world countries dont have factories like we do... They need our donations to have normal clothing at all. Fashion will never be a thing we buy little of because the nature of it being a creative expression. Most people are not happy with minimalism, stop policing
hahah leftists are the trendiest hypocrites always, they are the ones who keep the demand growing, the need for unlimited supply of scarves, funky eyeglasses and tight suits explodes.
@@inquixotic7710 Third world countries don't have factories like we do? Well, let me do a bit of research on where 'our' clothes are actually produced. 1. China. 2. Vietnam. 3. Bangladesh. 4. Indonesia. 5. Mexico. 6. India. 7. Cambodia. 8. Honduras. 9. El Salvador. 10. Sri Lanka. I
Crap buying less! This isn't about buying less! These liers should stop saying your donation isn't your stuff being stolen then sold. This is whole sale fraud.
do you have anything from your youth that u would be willing to sell? clothes from the '80's and before were made with such higher quality fabrics and styling
@@thomas4315 well some rich people cover the toilets with banknotes or throw money at parties but that's not the best things to do when the whole is struggling and our resources are scarce. No need to be greedy and eat 5 times more than you actually can.
We’re talking clothes that been clothing the poor in Africa when the were bare ball and tits hanging. So what do you tell them when the clothes stop they are being tariff? Clothes wear out in 2 month. And more is needed. Stop looking trough your prospective. As you have enough surplus. If you were there you be told sorry there not spinning us free cloths anymore. You have to buy them. But they are farmer and The they don’t get payed but 1 time a yr. clothes wear out.
I live in South Africa, these clothes are so cheap that even the poor can afford them. I love the idea of recycling clothes. I just wish South Africans has control of the market.
Me too a minimalist Here,I don't own a car but I have a bike,its not like I can afford it,the fact is I am I don't need it I only take public transport
Jamie MacDonald I don’t remember having one maybe in the 1920’s , Americans will buy cheap from another countries they don’t care or see the effect they just are spoiled and selfish.
… and improved the very lives of so many men and women around the globe who are now employed and thriving and able to eat ever day in and because of this industry.
Stop being bitter. You want someone to deal with your unwanted clothes and you want them to do it for free? Seriously? You think people can live without money? There’s no point to pretend you are angry for your kind heart being wasted. Why don’t you people face the truth, you don’t donate the clothes because you are kind, you just donate them because you don’t want them.
Anne Wong true! So who cares what the company do to the clothes because we don’t want to deal with it so we donated it and the people who took over can do whatever they want. The clothes have to go somewhere.
No. If i dont want my clothes ill send it straight to the thrash after i tear it up. Or i give someone who needs it directly. But now you say "hey why dont you give charity".. is this charity? If you would make money from it, i can as well sell it to you.
Today charity is biggest evil business, people become rich in the name of charity. How much of the money made through charity is corruption is mind blowing.
I know a person in my country who started as a charity missionary.....Today his son continues it and he owns a private jet, luxury yatch and even a university ! It is an amazing truth that poverty
Wtf I thought the clothes I donated were given to people in places like Senegal for free! I am shocked that they have to pay for them! That defeats the entire purpose of why I gave them away man.
Although you gave a product free, there are people handling, shipping, etc to be paid. Not to mention the cost to ship. Maybe you could cut out all the middle men, and ship them to these people yourself. For me it is refreshing to see that the clothes aren't just ending up in the landfill when the thrift stores can't/don't sell them.
if you live in US, and donate to charity shops only less tan 20% actually get used, the rest ether goes to Africa or landfill. Fix your clothes and reuse it, don't shop new.
Don’t donate items that are stained, ripped or not in good condition, like those with broken zippers, etc. Respect the dignity of those people who receive them!
I feel this is bit of an good weather documentary. Yes there is part of our donations sold and reused, but loads go into landfill or being burned because we buy so much clothes that there isn’t just enough demand for all those donated clothes. And also the total clothing business for the local people is completely destroyed because we ship all our stuff to them. So everyone buys those cheap (poor quality ) second hand clothes that we ship but the clothes made in that country won’t sell because it’s to expensive now. I am totally for recycling, but there is just to much. And we just dump our problem to those country’s and tell ourselves we do good. So stop buying so much, buy things that you will love for a long time and buy better quality. And than donate in normal amounts so it’s truly helpful for those countries and the people who really need it. And al so pretty important don’t destroy the planet even further.
This is an acceptable clothing life cycle. Rather then having them end up in landfills at least its used by someone. And if someone makes money from them it just proves capitalism works
@Allyson Jayne with all due respect, you both failed to see the flip side of the coin! Let me ask you, if you were a cotton manufacturing plant or cotton farmer or local clothing manufacturer in Africa-Do you know the kind of impact these used clothes have on African economies?
Anyone who doesn't see the lying and fraud going on here needs to open their eyes. I would gladly give to a third world business, but I want to know that's what is going on. There are local people who need help.
In India every cloth passes from elder to his siblings to extended family elder to their younger to Holi festival dress to Floor cleaning. After this, there's no value left 😅 Truely Indian lifestyle is very sustainable.
when I was young we so poor we used to wear army surplus I was dressed as a Japanese admiral for several years, my sister dressed as an American fireman
I once bought a grey cashmere sweater from one of these markets for 300ksh (3 dollars). The tag said Prada and it served me for years. I get M&S sweaters for 70( 70 c) That's why we love second hand
It's , not really sad, because that makes wearing traditional clothes have "more value" in that one would only wear them for on special occasions..it's makes traditional clothes the "Gucci" of their country.
I come from Czech Republic where is a huge second-hand market. When I moved to UK I was shocked how many clothes people buy. Especially brands like Primark or H&M need to be stopped!
This practice has destroyed local textile initiatives rendering them financially unfeasible.Local indigenous knowledge on how to fabricate cloth from local plants is disappearing. The same thing occurred to the rice industry, huge farms grow so much that prices are suppressed making it cheaper to import than grow locally not only destroying local market but creating a dependency on foreign sources.The path of least resistance and sad to say Greed and Control.
I live in the states and my mother is from the Philippines. A lot of my hand me downs were sent to my relatives in the Philippines who are not so fortunate. From there they will really use the clothes until it's worn out to the max.
Here in the US many of us check out the resale shops before buying anything new. Goodwill, Salvation Army, and a Veterans Thrift Store have long been my favorite ''dress store'' after that come two chains that sell last seasons merchandise at a huge markdown. I've shopped this way for over 50 years.
Thank you for the documentary! I hope within a few years the world including us will figure out a better way to recycle clothes and other items. as well as stop producing and consuming so much! Ironically, so many people get depressed from living in cluttered spaces.
We donate the clothing for the poor, yet it is stolen and sold for profit. I have seen this in Africa where lack of clothing means being cold at night and shamed during the day. Heartbreaking. Who steals what was donated to the poor? Why don't donation agencies ensure donations reach the poor, are they ttakinv kickbacks? Disgusting.
I hardly ever buy clothing, because I wear uniform to work 5 days a week and on the weekends I wear breeches and old t-shirts to The Stables. So glad I'm not a victim of fashion!
Garage sale, donations to local church or low income families we know, friends and families, neighbors, also we do exchange parties during our Winter seasons, anything but giving it up to so called charities.
No NGO is a truly transparent org. working for the needy. They all get tons of money and they all are greedy, simple. Majority of NGOs literally wash money. They are money laundering companies in short. Let me tell you one fun fact, most of the blood donated is used to extract plasma which is sold off to high-end cosmetic companies for hundreds of millions.
Normaly i pass it to friends first before giving it to the charity shop or the recycle bins .After investigate where the clothes go i will think twice before donating to charities .
NGO’s have shareholders? I thought orgs involved in this kind of work were not for profit , and I would imagine most of the public would be of the same understanding .
@@TheJules1003 Op shopping (opportunity shops aka thrift stores) is a past time in Australia. Recycling clothing is seen as more efficient. Often the clothing is passed on due to them shrinking or someone has lost weight or someone has passed on or they were given a fresh lot of clothing or some of the clothes turned out to be uncomfortable for our particular body shape. In our church we have a clothing bag go around. When it's your turn, you take what you would like to have & add those things you no longer want & pass onto the next person.
The best solution is to design clothes that can be recycled again and again. The problem is that most of fast fashion companies continue to produce garments which are designed to end up to developing countries' second-hand markets...
Contrary to most comments here, I feel that this is a positive story, taking note of the need for cheap clothing in other lands and looking at all of the jobs created by this global trade in secondhand textiles. . This is a positive tale in a time when most attempts at recycling products such as plastic items for example have failed miserably.
You're a troll ? Stop being silly or at least find some constructive criticism You've seen how this industry creates thousands of jobs globally and you worry about the cotton picker having to choose between making traditional clothing or buying easily affordable secondhand clothes?. . That argument is ridiculous. Factories in China make it impossible for any country to compete already. So where is your problem?
@@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 actually they had plenty of factories, and people worked in garment industry, but once they became the second hand clothing dumping ground, factories went out of business, because couldnt compete with .40c clothing from second hand markets, so this ruined their clothing industry, you can see documentories on this its quite recorded
These clothes are bought and sold in tons and tons, the transport charges are mere when the quantity is huge and when exported the government gives drawback percentage depending on each country and these goods mostly end up in countries like Dubai where the import charges are less.
I've not watched the whole vid, only 20mins but I can say, these recycling companies pay the charity a small amount per kg of clothing they collect.. the charity gets a little bit, better than nothing I suppose but the recycling company has the real opportunity to make the real money...
I personally will not purchase brand new clothing anymore. I also will donate to shelters, find families or hold on for clothing swaps before bringing to thrift stores.
I am originally from Kenya. I did grow up wearing second-hand clothing even though my parents could afford new ones. Every single piece of clothing was different and I liked that. Nowadays, I don't buy new clothes unless it is necessary. But I am sorry to see that people are making millions on the back of poor people.
That is so true. I used to volunteer for Oxfam and during a staff meeting we were told that for every €1 donated only 14% actually goes to the cause, rest is used to pay salaries, overheads, rents and so on. I've not donated money since.
Selling to third world countries brings financial resources back to first world countries. First world homeless dont need more clothes they need more money. The bins are an extreme asset for everyone involved
I dont think its a scam.. here in the philippines, badjaos who begs money for a living before, now earn a living selling used/second hand shoes and bags.. its like indirect charity..
@Lesley Perkins Ah, but Goodwill itself is a SCAM. Their executives earn seven-figure salaries, and for most of the outlets that I have been to, their clothes prices are very high. I mean, 8 dollars for a used T-shirt? I can get new print T-shirts from the local Wal-Mart for about the same price! They are also building new stores here to rival commercial stores. Our local GoodWills don't have many sales, and small discounts compared to our other local thrift shops.
Interesting but it's missing the part showing second hand lower grade clothing is dumped in places like Ghana. These unwanted clothes are burnt, burried or end up in rivers and the sea. We should value and treasure clothing more in the West.
I am in the US and I end up donating old clothes to these bins. I know full well they will be recycled or sold wherever. It is either that or put them in a dumpster. If I can get rid of them and someone can make a few dollars, then so be it.
What would you do with your old crap if they didn't take it from you? Toss it in the trash, I imagine. And when has anyone lied to you about where the clothes you donate go? It's not their fault you made ridiculous assumptions.
wel i for one feel duped ,I often was forcing myself to give up clothes for the poor , I certainly did not think for a moment that those clothes i donated would be on sale in boutiques or to be sold to the poor no i parted with my thing because i had been conned into thinking poor people would be given for free the things i gave for free ,i am going to tell every one i know the truth about this ,it disgusts me that this man is making millions from people like me giving generously our things ,when they are being sold to make money for this man i am not hapy i wish i never gave my lovely things now
We have these second hand clothes stores in Manila particularly in Bambang Street ,Sta.Cruz since the American colonization of the Philippines around WW1 & 2 according to my grandmother. The market extend to Baguio City just in the 1980's and unto the whole country in the 90's. Second hand clothes and appliances are big business in the Philippines now, and our government is rethinking of allowing more of these businesses after a decade of prohibition.
I am aware that the second hand shop I love sells clothes that have been donated in Germany and have travelled more than 1000 kilometers to reach me. I wish it wasn't like that, but I will continue shopping there, as I still rather buy those second hand clothes than support the huge sweatshops
This is why my family chooses to send unwanted clothes back home or give to friends before choosing to donate. As you never know where the clothes end up.
@@jonathanandrew2909 IF you are struggling, salvation army will help you.....find one close to you....seek help.....no shame in asking for a hand up.....
What disgusts me is the excessive amount of clothing sold in department stores such as Macy's and others. When there's a sale - and there always is - the clothes overflow on the floors, are draped over each other, trampled under racks. And it's all so disposable. None of it is particularly well-made - designed for one or two seasons before the latest 'trend' comes along. Gluttonous consumption.
Nowadays with fast fashion, everybody buys too many clothes that do not last a long time, people just buy buy and buy, to fulfill something inside of them, then they donate or throw them away and keep buying, as they said on this video, it’s a full circle. And people make money out of all these clothes, it’s a very very strange world we live in where money makes the world go round.
This is why I donate locally to schools for my kids clothes. We have too m as my kids in out school systems that need clothes to wear to school. More teacher's need to help the students understand where their things go to. And how it is distributed or destroying out world.
clothes got sooooo expensive now..just a shirt will cost $30.....i own 6 shirts and few cardigans from ROSS..and a maybe 5 pairs of pants...i have thick thighs so my pants do not last, they start to get torn holes near the crotch area and i try to not get rid of it by sewing them up to fix it and i use 2 pairs of shoes casual flats and plain black vans
I found out long ago that our donations were not going where they implied they were. I have since made my own business of selling my used clothes and most of my own clothes are 2nd hand from local thrift stores and garage sales. I am lucky enough to know how to make and refashion the rest.
Yes, in the beginning they said some of those clothes were donated only a month after being purchased. So, to me, it sounds like a lot of the donated clothes are barely worn and practically brand new. Sure, there will be some old junk that has been worn 100 times, too, but it looked like rich people were just tossing stuff after 1 season.
They are very cheap. Not as much as one might spend in the west. Most importantly it will cost money to transport and work force needed to deliver these clothes to these countries
Americans have to pay for donated clothes. I work at a thrift shop. They have to pay rent, staff, and shipping. If they all charged $2 for everything they wouldn't be there.
It pisses me off that people are selling in clothes to poor people in other countries . Also in England charity shops , sell donated goods at a stupid price , like a t shirt that I can buy new , is nearly the same price in some charity shops , people are employed by the charity shops to sort out the designer brands and they charge accordingly , . I’m just saying that I want to pay a fair price in a goodwill store . I donate my things to them , I do my bit
My sister works for a local thrift store in the Midwest of America - and we can not get over the amount of clothes that are donated because they are dirty!!! If people just washed their clothes they could keep them!!! Sometimes we launder them in our house and take them back to sell because they are too nice to shred for insulation. Seems very wasteful; too much excess! PS-- this thrift store has 3 employees (grant money for wages) and ALL of the money goes to the local food pantry - nobody is getting rich off these donations.
I've seen the similar scene in Paniput,India. Recycled clothes shredded then turn into yarn/thread then woven into blankets and sent overseas again for sale..incredible story of many people behind it to make it happen...the workers dreamt of seeing with their eyes how the clothes get pile up and who wore them 😃
Their struggles are too financially burdensome to keep this cycle a closed one. They are their own identity with their own struggles. Let countries be responsible for their own citizens or we are simply enabling
She said..."We make $300 Million a year and it goes to helping 150 Thousand homeless a year "....Yeah... Right!!! If these companies Truly were helping the Homeless then there wouldn't Be any Homelessness, but these companies get rich with the less fortunate. These companies are pocketing a Lot of money per year! Pffffff! 🖕🖕🖕
Unfortunately, the homeless problem requires more than money can fix. San Francisco spends nearly $1 billion USD per year on their homeless problem, but they still have a huge issue with homelessness that is not getting better.
People who work for UNESCO, the Ford Foundation and all other charitable organizations make huge salaries. Someone should make a documentary about how much money those people make. You would be surprised at the salaries those people make. It is incredible! The salaries come from your donations. So when you give clothes or money or whatever to charity you are paying people salaries first. The same goes for donations to churches. A lot of that money goes for salaries and doesn’t reach for people. I don’t know how this issue can be solved. If San Francisco is paying $1 billion a year to help homeless people why are there still homeless people there? Something is wrong. I understand that the infrastructure has to be paid for, transportation and sorting and etc. etc. of course need to be covered. Nothing is free. I understand that. But the farmers in Africa and other Asian countries need to be able to make a better salary for their products that is now purchased for a very cheap price by Western countries. The concept of fair trade needs to be extended further so that farmers around the world make more money from their efforts. Also more industry needs to be developed in Africa and Asia so that they process the raw materials that they make. That’s where the profit is for them. If you just grow the cotton or the coffee or any of those other products you don’t make a great deal of money. Just producing the raw materials is not enough. Making the cloth, designing the clothes, that is where the profit is. And Africa and Asia needs to be more involved in those profit-making industries. If they just keep producing the raw materials they will still be almost like a colony like they were before.
explosives101 No, he just came to Italy to collect clothes and then go back to Tunisia. You don’t need to know the language if you’re only going to a country for a short business trip.
Some 20 yrs ago my 9yrs old son accompanied me to France. As gift someone gave him clothes!!! I came to know they were from RC !! On return I threw them away as I thought of deseases!! Lately myself donated new brand clothes for Syrians!!!
I was born in the slum/favela in Rio, Brazil. I was happy to buy cheaper 2nd hand clothes. Today, i live in California and i buy, happily, 2nd hand clothes. I live in a community so I collect food waste for our worms, wood chips for our soil and sleep in my car twice a week in San Francisco where i work. Why not? I definitely live a very abundant life because there is so much waste!
How is your spine? - asking this because u sleep in your car...
That Fashion Designer who turns second hand clothes into fashionable new clothes is incredible! Not gonna lie, I’d happily wear some of those creations of his
I would too. They look more chic than most new, affordable clothing.
You should check out the coolirpa TH-cam channel. She makes amazing transformations of secondhand clothes.
Me too!
Same!!! I loved the first jacket!
That stylist in Tunis is brilliant. We need more people like him in this wasteful society
Umrao979 Yes, he is fantastic. So creative, makes me want to think outside the box as often as possible, so I will!
Thank you, that is encouraging. I have done the same as him mostly transforming the fabric into hats but into other pieces as well. I do it for myself and have done some pieces for some friends. However, it is not so popular, and not everyone appreciates it. My most labourious piece was a Victorian era inspired hat. I woman I knew told me I could easily get 300 dollars for it but someone else asked me "Is it recycled?".
I wish his part had been longer. It would be interesting to see more of his creations.
He was fabulous! I am always impressed by creative ingenuity, I wouldn’t know where to start.
that guy was the star of this program. he uses what he can find and turns it into something greater. imagine what he would do in the u.s. with all these selfish and reckless shoppers who throw out things constantly that they get bored with..smh
Stop buying so much clothing. When demand goes down, supply will follow.
Throd world countries dont have factories like we do... They need our donations to have normal clothing at all. Fashion will never be a thing we buy little of because the nature of it being a creative expression. Most people are not happy with minimalism, stop policing
@Made In Poverty funny joke, go Vegan!
hahah leftists are the trendiest hypocrites always, they are the ones who keep the demand growing, the need for unlimited supply of scarves, funky eyeglasses and tight suits explodes.
@@inquixotic7710 Third world countries don't have factories like we do? Well, let me do a bit of research on where 'our' clothes are actually produced. 1. China. 2. Vietnam. 3. Bangladesh. 4. Indonesia. 5. Mexico. 6. India. 7. Cambodia. 8. Honduras. 9. El Salvador. 10. Sri Lanka. I
Crap buying less! This isn't about buying less! These liers should stop saying your donation isn't your stuff being stolen then sold. This is whole sale fraud.
im 52, i still have a few clothes i wore in HIGH SCHOOL. i rarely buy clothes, they gotta be falling apart til i throw them out.
Send the cloths to my family and others we are walking naked here+254795015517 whatsapps
Clothes made better back then
do you have anything from your youth that u would be willing to sell? clothes from the '80's and before were made with such higher quality fabrics and styling
If you don't need it truly need it DONT BUY IT.
Say who?
@@thomas4315 well some rich people cover the toilets with banknotes or throw money at parties but that's not the best things to do when the whole is struggling and our resources are scarce. No need to be greedy and eat 5 times more than you actually can.
We’re talking clothes that been clothing the poor in Africa when the were bare ball and tits hanging. So what do you tell them when the clothes stop they are being tariff? Clothes wear out in 2 month. And more is needed. Stop looking trough your prospective. As you have enough surplus. If you were there you be told sorry there not spinning us free cloths anymore. You have to buy them. But they are farmer and
The they don’t get payed but 1 time a yr. clothes wear out.
Great advice.
I only buy at 2nd hand clothes for 5 + decades at least. Not just because if the prices but I have boycotted many industries in my life.
I live in South Africa, these clothes are so cheap that even the poor can afford them. I love the idea of recycling clothes. I just wish South Africans has control of the market.
I live minimalistic. Only own around 20 pieces of clothing at the time plus underwear and I am happier that way.
Great choice. All the clutter gives me a headache! Less is more
Me too a minimalist Here,I don't own a car but I have a bike,its not like I can afford it,the fact is I am I don't need it I only take public transport
you have forgot to comment on how this has destroyed our own textile industry
Jamie MacDonald I don’t remember having one maybe in the 1920’s , Americans will buy cheap from another countries they don’t care or see the effect they just are spoiled and selfish.
… and improved the very lives of so many men and women around the globe who are now employed and thriving and able to eat ever day in and because of this industry.
@@MsAnna47 By wiping off 540,000 jobs in the textile industry in my country, Kenya
Look at the economy of Bangladesh, in 2024 it’s expected to be classed as a “Developing Country” due to the textile industry.
@@MsAnna47 there`s a point
hats off to the documentary.
Stop being bitter. You want someone to deal with your unwanted clothes and you want them to do it for free? Seriously? You think people can live without money? There’s no point to pretend you are angry for your kind heart being wasted. Why don’t you people face the truth, you don’t donate the clothes because you are kind, you just donate them because you don’t want them.
Anne Wong true! So who cares what the company do to the clothes because we don’t want to deal with it so we donated it and the people who took over can do whatever they want. The clothes have to go somewhere.
this is totally wrong. they are advertising falsely (they portray themselves as a charity but are making millions out of it).....
Anne Wong totally agree
Oluwasanmi Odejayi making millions for charity
No. If i dont want my clothes ill send it straight to the thrash after i tear it up. Or i give someone who needs it directly.
But now you say "hey why dont you give charity".. is this charity?
If you would make money from it, i can as well sell it to you.
Today charity is biggest evil business, people become rich in the name of charity. How much of the money made through charity is corruption is mind blowing.
I agree. Just looked at the salary of the Goodwill CEO compared to the CEO of the Salvation Army.
@@kmarchman1047 Goodwill isn't a charity.
@@noleftturnunstoned precisely he made comparison!!! You did get it.
Doing business with blood you donated is of course bad. But creating value for used clothes is welcome.
I know a person in my country who started as a charity missionary.....Today his son continues it and he owns a private jet, luxury yatch and even a university ! It is an amazing truth that poverty
I dont want to buy any clothes anymore its waste of money.
kikay San
And what are you going to wear than ?
Who knew that old clothes could produce so many jobs and useful items such as insulation. Glad to see things recycled and not just burned.
Wtf I thought the clothes I donated were given to people in places like Senegal for free! I am shocked that they have to pay for them! That defeats the entire purpose of why I gave them away man.
Who is going to pay for logistics and manpower?
The ppl distributing and sorting need to be paid. They dont do this for free!
It is like redcross, all the donation are not free for second life. thats why I dont donate to redcross
Although you gave a product free, there are people handling, shipping, etc to be paid. Not to mention the cost to ship. Maybe you could cut out all the middle men, and ship them to these people yourself.
For me it is refreshing to see that the clothes aren't just ending up in the landfill when the thrift stores can't/don't sell them.
if you live in US, and donate to charity shops only less tan 20% actually get used, the rest ether goes to Africa or landfill. Fix your clothes and reuse it, don't shop new.
The best bargin is shopping in the back of your closet. That's how I recycle my clothes throughout the years.
Don’t donate items that are stained, ripped or not in good condition, like those with broken zippers, etc. Respect the dignity of those people who receive them!
Sad to see again women do the hard work whilst men skim the profit
Did you not see the farmers at the end?
Have you heard of a thing called “a salary”
That green floral blazer he made is amazing.
I feel this is bit of an good weather documentary. Yes there is part of our donations sold and reused, but loads go into landfill or being burned because we buy so much clothes that there isn’t just enough demand for all those donated clothes. And also the total clothing business for the local people is completely destroyed because we ship all our stuff to them. So everyone buys those cheap (poor quality ) second hand clothes that we ship but the clothes made in that country won’t sell because it’s to expensive now. I am totally for recycling, but there is just to much. And we just dump our problem to those country’s and tell ourselves we do good. So stop buying so much, buy things that you will love for a long time and buy better quality. And than donate in normal amounts so it’s truly helpful for those countries and the people who really need it. And al so pretty important don’t destroy the planet even further.
This is an acceptable clothing life cycle. Rather then having them end up in landfills at least its used by someone. And if someone makes money from them it just proves capitalism works
You don't get it buddy!
@Allyson Jayne with all due respect, you both failed to see the flip side of the coin! Let me ask you, if you were a cotton manufacturing plant or cotton farmer or local clothing manufacturer in Africa-Do you know the kind of impact these used clothes have on African economies?
251 L A N D it just said people there prefer to buy those clothes Since they are cheaper
Anyone who doesn't see the lying and fraud going on here needs to open their eyes. I would gladly give to a third world business, but I want to know that's what is going on. There are local people who need help.
What do you think they do with stuff that dont sell? It is in landfiels
In India every cloth passes from elder to his siblings to extended family elder to their younger to Holi festival dress to Floor cleaning. After this, there's no value left 😅
Truely Indian lifestyle is very sustainable.
when I was young we so poor we used to wear army surplus I was dressed as a Japanese admiral for several years, my sister dressed as an American fireman
Peter Woods, Torre Chianca thats dope
Lol, I was dressed as Mother Teresa.
😂😂😂😂 that made me laugh
Actually laughing out loud 👍🏼😆
I’m sorry for laughing 😂
I once bought a grey cashmere sweater from one of these markets for 300ksh (3 dollars). The tag said Prada and it served me for years. I get M&S sweaters for 70( 70 c) That's why we love second hand
it's a thrill to find a true OSCAR DE LA RENTA for $5 American in a used clothing store......
At least our clothes goes to you rather than prop up people that produce kids and can't afford them
On the other hand, second hand and imported clothing smothered local textile and garment manufacturers
Sad people can nor wear traditional clothes anymore and instead cheap Chinese ones :(
It's , not really sad, because that makes wearing traditional clothes have "more value" in that one would only wear them for on special occasions..it's makes traditional clothes the "Gucci" of their country.
I come from Czech Republic where is a huge second-hand market. When I moved to UK I was shocked how many clothes people buy. Especially brands like Primark or H&M need to be stopped!
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This practice has destroyed local textile initiatives rendering them financially unfeasible.Local indigenous knowledge on how to fabricate cloth from local plants is disappearing. The same thing occurred to the rice industry, huge farms grow so much that prices are suppressed making it cheaper to import than grow locally not only destroying local market but creating a dependency on foreign sources.The path of least resistance and sad to say Greed and Control.
And local poor people aren't naked anymore.
I live in the states and my mother is from the Philippines. A lot of my hand me downs were sent to my relatives in the Philippines who are not so fortunate. From there they will really use the clothes until it's worn out to the max.
I am from Nagaland,India and a big fan of Second hand cloths.... 😊😊
Here in the US many of us check out the resale shops before buying anything new. Goodwill, Salvation Army, and a Veterans Thrift Store have long been my favorite ''dress store'' after that come two chains that sell last seasons merchandise at a huge markdown. I've shopped this way for over 50 years.
ME , TOO......AMERICAN.....
Thank you for the documentary! I hope within a few years the world including us will figure out a better way to recycle clothes and other items. as well as stop producing and consuming so much! Ironically, so many people get depressed from living in cluttered spaces.
Giveaway local shops!
23:22 "Clothing habits here have also changed over time" **shows a kid wearing no clothes**
In 20 years, he'll be wearing a suit and modeling for clothing recyclers?
Lolol ikr!?
funny
We donate the clothing for the poor, yet it is stolen and sold for profit. I have seen this in Africa where lack of clothing means being cold at night and shamed during the day. Heartbreaking. Who steals what was donated to the poor? Why don't donation agencies ensure donations reach the poor, are they ttakinv kickbacks? Disgusting.
I hardly ever buy clothing, because I wear uniform to work 5 days a week and on the weekends I wear breeches and old t-shirts to The Stables. So glad I'm not a victim of fashion!
Glad for ya!
5 billion in revenue for second hand clothes. Not a bit of wonder we’re encouraged to shop shop shop.
I live in Thailand and i buy a lot of these clothes. Some is OK but a lot has stains, tears, rips, mainly coffee/feces stains. Who wants to wear that
I am thankful they generate jobs and are recycled around third world nations.
it's destroying more jobs than it create
I stop buying clothes for a year. I Have less number of clothes than my husband.
Garage sale, donations to local church or low income families we know, friends and families, neighbors, also we do exchange parties during our Winter seasons, anything but giving it up to so called charities.
No NGO is a truly transparent org. working for the needy. They all get tons of money and they all are greedy, simple. Majority of NGOs literally wash money. They are money laundering companies in short. Let me tell you one fun fact, most of the blood donated is used to extract plasma which is sold off to high-end cosmetic companies for hundreds of millions.
atleast so many workers have jobs though through it is helping low income familys
@@MeetYourArchitect depressing.
@@1985bjaycat yes, it is.
Normaly i pass it to friends first before giving it to the charity shop or the recycle bins .After investigate where the clothes go i will think twice before donating to charities .
16:12 now that! is a brilliant idea, love his work :)
The creations of Sallah Barker are outstanding!!
NGO’s have shareholders? I thought orgs involved in this kind of work were not for profit , and I would imagine most of the public would be of the same understanding .
Bec NGOs are business actually.
I'm in America
I buy my clothes from The Salvation Army
the locals depend on me to always wear the newest styles
I have seen wealthy people buy used clothing at the Salvation Army and you can find excellent clothing at times. You have to look hard.
@@TheJules1003 Op shopping (opportunity shops aka thrift stores) is a past time in Australia. Recycling clothing is seen as more efficient. Often the clothing is passed on due to them shrinking or someone has lost weight or someone has passed on or they were given a fresh lot of clothing or some of the clothes turned out to be uncomfortable for our particular body shape. In our church we have a clothing bag go around. When it's your turn, you take what you would like to have & add those things you no longer want & pass onto the next person.
The best solution is to design clothes that can be recycled again and again. The problem is that most of fast fashion companies continue to produce garments which are designed to end up to developing countries' second-hand markets...
Contrary to most comments here, I feel that this is a positive story, taking note of the need for cheap clothing in other lands and looking at all of the jobs created by this global trade in secondhand textiles. .
This is a positive tale in a time when most attempts at recycling products such as plastic items for example have failed miserably.
It harms the local clothing makers in the poorer countries.
Please explain why.
@@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 How can local shops who make clothing by hand compete?
You're a troll ?
Stop being silly or at least find some constructive criticism You've seen how this industry creates thousands of jobs globally and you worry about the cotton picker having to choose between making traditional clothing or buying easily affordable secondhand clothes?. . That argument is ridiculous.
Factories in China make it impossible for any country to compete already. So where is your problem?
@@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 actually they had plenty of factories, and people worked in garment industry, but once they became the second hand clothing dumping ground, factories went out of business, because couldnt compete with .40c clothing from second hand markets, so this ruined their clothing industry, you can see documentories on this its quite recorded
Someone has to pay for the transportation costs. Plus, it provides many jobs.
Do have any idea how many people in the textile industry in the third world countries are going out of jobs because of this?
Anne-Marie A How about the revenue the govts. get in terms of taxes.
transportation cost is not a big deal, especially cargo shipping
These clothes are bought and sold in tons and tons, the transport charges are mere when the quantity is huge and when exported the government gives drawback percentage depending on each country and these goods mostly end up in countries like Dubai where the import charges are less.
I've not watched the whole vid, only 20mins but I can say, these recycling companies pay the charity a small amount per kg of clothing they collect.. the charity gets a little bit, better than nothing I suppose but the recycling company has the real opportunity to make the real money...
I personally will not purchase brand new clothing anymore. I also will donate to shelters, find families or hold on for clothing swaps before bringing to thrift stores.
Bus stops too
I am originally from Kenya. I did grow up wearing second-hand clothing even though my parents could afford new ones. Every single piece of clothing was different and I liked that. Nowadays, I don't buy new clothes unless it is necessary. But I am sorry to see that people are making millions on the back of poor people.
Same happens with money donations...long way to go everyone wants a bit of it and very little gets to the place should.
That is so true. I used to volunteer for Oxfam and during a staff meeting we were told that for every €1 donated only 14% actually goes to the cause, rest is used to pay salaries, overheads, rents and so on. I've not donated money since.
I go on the street and hand money to homeless people. I dont donate to organizations.
Those donation bins are a scam. Donate directly to charities.
Selling to third world countries brings financial resources back to first world countries. First world homeless dont need more clothes they need more money. The bins are an extreme asset for everyone involved
I dont think its a scam.. here in the philippines, badjaos who begs money for a living before, now earn a living selling used/second hand shoes and bags.. its like indirect charity..
Nicholas Littlejohn No my friend its not a scam, simply business.
@Lesley Perkins Ah, but Goodwill itself is a SCAM. Their executives earn seven-figure salaries, and for most of the outlets that I have been to, their clothes prices are very high. I mean, 8 dollars for a used T-shirt? I can get new print T-shirts from the local Wal-Mart for about the same price! They are also building new stores here to rival commercial stores. Our local GoodWills don't have many sales, and small discounts compared to our other local thrift shops.
Nicholas L the charity shops have a big turnover and often the donated items end up abroad too, if not sold quickly.
Interesting but it's missing the part showing second hand lower grade clothing is dumped in places like Ghana. These unwanted clothes are burnt, burried or end up in rivers and the sea. We should value and treasure clothing more in the West.
UKAY-UKAY we called it in the Philippines. Second hand clothes are a big business here.
I am in the US and I end up donating old clothes to these bins. I know full well they will be recycled or sold wherever. It is either that or put them in a dumpster. If I can get rid of them and someone can make a few dollars, then so be it.
That’s scandalous to deceive the public for profit
What would you do with your old crap if they didn't take it from you? Toss it in the trash, I imagine.
And when has anyone lied to you about where the clothes you donate go? It's not their fault you made ridiculous assumptions.
wel i for one feel duped ,I often was forcing myself to give up clothes for the poor ,
I certainly did not think for a moment that those clothes i donated would be on sale in boutiques or to be sold to the poor
no i parted with my thing because i had been conned into thinking poor people would be given for free the things i gave for free ,i am going to tell every one i know the truth about this ,it disgusts me that this man is making millions from people like me giving generously our things ,when they are being sold to make money for this man
i am not hapy i wish i never gave my lovely things now
Fine, if it goes to an NGO, but check, some collection agencies are just for personal or corporate profits.
"A rug for old women to put over their knees"
Uuuuh, so, a blanket
People donate, these people sell. No harm done!
local clothes producer can't keep up with the second hand clothes, killing the industry altogether
i try to donate locally, though.
@@skellurip that not the fault of second hand clothes seller , more the fault of the business economics of western fashion waste ,
This trade has destroyed the textile manufacturing sector in africa
They wear their clothes for a month and they don't need to reuse them in your own country? So everyone is rich in Paris?
We have these second hand clothes stores in Manila particularly in Bambang Street ,Sta.Cruz since the American colonization of the Philippines around WW1 & 2 according to my grandmother. The market extend to Baguio City just in the 1980's and unto the whole country in the 90's. Second hand clothes and appliances are big business in the Philippines now, and our government is rethinking of allowing more of these businesses after a decade of prohibition.
I am aware that the second hand shop I love sells clothes that have been donated in Germany and have travelled more than 1000 kilometers to reach me. I wish it wasn't like that, but I will continue shopping there, as I still rather buy those second hand clothes than support the huge sweatshops
This is why my family chooses to send unwanted clothes back home or give to friends before choosing to donate. As you never know where the clothes end up.
They selling second hand clothes is the best idea.. They helping for poor poeple to buy cheap clothes
Am from kenya and I like buying second hand clothes I wish I could reach there so that I cn buy more to help poor people around me..
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Thank you !
AND HERE I AM. I CAN HARDLY AFFORD TO BUY 2ND HAND CLOTHES!
What do you need, maybe we coud send you
i know right! even second hand clothes in western stores is expensive!
@@jonathanandrew2909 IF you are struggling, salvation army will help you.....find one close to you....seek help.....no shame in asking for a hand up.....
@@beamills9205 salvation army are expencive,some stores are cheaper than salvation army. Its not right.
Second hand clothes and other stuff are expensive here too, sometimes as high as buying new stuff
Thank you
As African we buy those clothes at an expensive rate,they called salaula . people are making money in those free clothes
What disgusts me is the excessive amount of clothing sold in department stores such as Macy's and others. When there's a sale - and there always is - the clothes overflow on the floors, are draped over each other, trampled under racks. And it's all so disposable. None of it is particularly well-made - designed for one or two seasons before the latest 'trend' comes along. Gluttonous consumption.
Funny how familiar you are with how it looks.
I thought some uncles from USA sent them to Imphal, Manipur,India as a Xmas present 😔
Nowadays with fast fashion, everybody buys too many clothes that do not last a long time, people just buy buy and buy, to fulfill something inside of them, then they donate or throw them away and keep buying, as they said on this video, it’s a full circle.
And people make money out of all these clothes, it’s a very very strange world we live in where money makes the world go round.
I'm never donating to "charity" organisations like these anymore.
This is why I donate locally to schools for my kids clothes. We have too m as my kids in out school systems that need clothes to wear to school.
More teacher's need to help the students understand where their things go to. And how it is distributed or destroying out world.
I like the stylist in Tunis. At least he is doing something creative and special. Thumbs up for him.
I can't understand why anyone would buy new clothing.
clothes got sooooo expensive now..just a shirt will cost $30.....i own 6 shirts and few cardigans from ROSS..and a maybe 5 pairs of pants...i have thick thighs so my pants do not last, they start to get torn holes near the crotch area and i try to not get rid of it by sewing them up to fix it and i use 2 pairs of shoes casual flats and plain black vans
These donated things destroys local economy
I found out long ago that our donations were not going where they implied they were. I have since made my own business of selling my used clothes and most of my own clothes are 2nd hand from local thrift stores and garage sales. I am lucky enough to know how to make and refashion the rest.
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These are not "old" clothes as the title of this article describes. They are just USED. THank you
Yes, in the beginning they said some of those clothes were donated only a month after being purchased. So, to me, it sounds like a lot of the donated clothes are barely worn and practically brand new. Sure, there will be some old junk that has been worn 100 times, too, but it looked like rich people were just tossing stuff after 1 season.
Thiefs, period.
Charity and recycling with everyone benefitting, period
I love that man's remade fashion
Come on... poor Africans have to pay for donated clothes! That’s not fair.
They are very cheap. Not as much as one might spend in the west. Most importantly it will cost money to transport and work force needed to deliver these clothes to these countries
Americans have to pay for donated clothes. I work at a thrift shop. They have to pay rent, staff, and shipping. If they all charged $2 for everything they wouldn't be there.
They have to pay shipping because the stuff that doesn't sell at the stores then goes to another thrift shop to be sold cheaper.
It pisses me off that people are selling in clothes to poor people in other countries . Also in England charity shops , sell donated goods at a stupid price , like a t shirt that I can buy new , is nearly the same price in some charity shops , people are employed by the charity shops to sort out the designer brands and they charge accordingly , . I’m just saying that I want to pay a fair price in a goodwill store . I donate my things to them , I do my bit
My sister works for a local thrift store in the Midwest of America - and we can not get over the amount of clothes that are donated because they are dirty!!! If people just washed their clothes they could keep them!!! Sometimes we launder them in our house and take them back to sell because they are too nice to shred for insulation. Seems very wasteful; too much excess! PS-- this thrift store has 3 employees (grant money for wages) and ALL of the money goes to the local food pantry - nobody is getting rich off these donations.
I've seen the similar scene in Paniput,India. Recycled clothes shredded then turn into yarn/thread then woven into blankets and sent overseas again for sale..incredible story of many people behind it to make it happen...the workers dreamt of seeing with their eyes how the clothes get pile up and who wore them 😃
Extremely interesting documentary!!
Affordable clothing is much appreciated.
the tide is turning .People are living with less
I am so glad that all this is happening to my old cloths! I really want them to find more uses elsewhere. It is nice to know that that is happening
Donate me I need clothes ,I and my family r wearing clothes from more than 7 years, if any one donates me ,I and my family will be happy , from india
They are going to poor people but it is a wrong thing that those poor people have to pay for them.
Their struggles are too financially burdensome to keep this cycle a closed one. They are their own identity with their own struggles. Let countries be responsible for their own citizens or we are simply enabling
no one's forcing them to pay. this is literally the cheapest option they have and it's magnitudes cheaper than what people in the western world pay.
Nonsense. Those poor people support their families with them.
Im from Nagaland India. I use to buy lots of second hand clothes
She said..."We make $300 Million a year and it goes to helping 150 Thousand homeless a year "....Yeah... Right!!! If these companies Truly were helping the Homeless then there wouldn't Be any Homelessness, but these companies get rich with the less fortunate. These companies are pocketing a Lot of money per year! Pffffff! 🖕🖕🖕
Unfortunately, the homeless problem requires more than money can fix. San Francisco spends nearly $1 billion USD per year on their homeless problem, but they still have a huge issue with homelessness that is not getting better.
People who work for UNESCO, the Ford Foundation and all other charitable organizations make huge salaries. Someone should make a documentary about how much money those people make. You would be surprised at the salaries those people make. It is incredible! The salaries come from your donations. So when you give clothes or money or whatever to charity you are paying people salaries first. The same goes for donations to churches. A lot of that money goes for salaries and doesn’t reach for people. I don’t know how this issue can be solved. If San Francisco is paying $1 billion a year to help homeless people why are there still homeless people there? Something is wrong.
I understand that the infrastructure has to be paid for, transportation and sorting and etc. etc. of course need to be covered. Nothing is free. I understand that. But the farmers in Africa and other Asian countries need to be able to make a better salary for their products that is now purchased for a very cheap price by Western countries. The concept of fair trade needs to be extended further so that farmers around the world make more money from their efforts. Also more industry needs to be developed in Africa and Asia so that they process the raw materials that they make. That’s where the profit is for them. If you just grow the cotton or the coffee or any of those other products you don’t make a great deal of money. Just producing the raw materials is not enough. Making the cloth, designing the clothes, that is where the profit is. And Africa and Asia needs to be more involved in those profit-making industries. If they just keep producing the raw materials they will still be almost like a colony like they were before.
I tried finding any online presence of that clothing designer in Tunis, but had no luck :( anybody know how his name is written?
I’m at least glad it’s not adding to the worlds waste problem.
Where is it, thanks
3:20 "I don't speak Italian" - Migrant to Italy.
explosives101 No, he just came to Italy to collect clothes and then go back to Tunisia. You don’t need to know the language if you’re only going to a country for a short business trip.
That was very interesting. What a journey and so many jobs created. It revalues the original pieces in so many ways including discounts. Nice
Some 20 yrs ago my 9yrs old son accompanied me to France. As gift someone gave him clothes!!! I came to know they were from RC !! On return I threw them away as I thought of deseases!! Lately myself donated new brand clothes for Syrians!!!
At 7:03 You count the USA in but not Switzerland, Norway and Iceland? Pfff