Recycling fashion: The town turning waste into clothes- BBC News
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Published 2020-12-16
Could Prato represent a model for sustainable fashion?
Reporter: Sofia Bettiza
Editor: Sofia Bettiza
Filmed by: Paolo Patruno
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All Comments (21)
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Clothing should be recycled this way on a global scale. I hope this is a start to a new wave.
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I wish this sort of thing should be included in the Fashion schools course curriculum. It would make such a huge impact on budding designers of the future to be more conscious and sustainable.
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Recycling is always the last resort... Stop over consuming and start treating your clothes well enough so that they look new till few centuries.
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As a child in the 50s and 60s in England, I remember the rag and bone man who came round leading a horse drawn cart shouting “rags and bones”. We ran out with old clothes and old household items and he gave us balloons in return. The clothing was shredded and made into duffle coats which most people in the north of England wore in winter. They were very warm hooded coats lined with flannel and closed with wooden toggles.
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This method should be taught globally, so that it will help to save our environment.
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This method should spread worldwide. Really amazing.
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It would seem they could also make fabric for other uses, furniture, rugs, throw blankets, bed blankets, etc.
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I stopped buying new clothes 20 years ago... I started buying second hand when I was broke and haven’t stopped. To me there is no reason to buy new.. New baby clothes are asinine, expensive shoes for kids is dumb.. they grow so fast. Make a quilt with your old clothes, make fuzzy blankets out of old sweaters. They’re prettier than anything you could buy.
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It's not a "rubbish", because it's very costy recycling process, the new recycled wool is an expensive luxury material!
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Bravo Prato!! THIS is the way of the future! This is the most moving reportage.
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I have been thinking of this for a long time. I am so glad my home country has once again taken the lead
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We should back recycling up
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This is amazing! I pray that all clothes are eventually recycled like this, that this becomes the norm!
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Actually, we farmers need a market for our wool which doesn’t even pay for the shearer. However, the recycling here is amazing, long may it continue. The clothing is also so very stylish. What else would one expect from Italy!
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I bet this is only possible with natural materials. Sadly a lot of clothes are polyester and similar materials. People should stop buying those. I don’t think they can be recycled. But I would happy to know more
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Incredible... now this shows humans are moving ahead to save their environment.
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Okay but if I understand it correctly, they're only able to do this with wool, what about all the other materials?
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One thing I really miss about my old workplace was that our co-workers would host a clothing swap every year where we'd have a party and exchange some clothes. I always felt happy seeing my fashion regrets find a new owner who actually appreciated them haha
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I remember watching videos about fashion wastes so knowing that there are people who are recycling clothes is a big relief for me.
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I need to know which charities I can donate clothing to that will be ensured to end up here. I have serious doubt that a people use this service. I love it. What a way to do something. Albeit a small input from us and look at what can be done as a result. Amazing work.
