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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.34,0:00:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sophia Bettiza: Most of our clothes \Nwill never get recycled.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.21,0:00:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,99% will end up here,\Ndumped and burned in landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.96,0:00:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MW: Our Earth at this point is not capable\Nof absorbing the huge amount of clothing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.37,0:00:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is produced each year.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.05,0:00:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: But what if all those wasted clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.27,0:00:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be saved and turned\Ninto something else?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come to a town in Italy called Prato.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.22,0:00:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This place has mastered a method\Nto transform old scraps into new clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.06,0:00:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,FT: This makes us feel proud.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.44,0:00:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: What happens here is unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.53,0:00:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are hundreds of companies \Nin this small district
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.16,0:00:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and each specializes \Nin one specific aspect of the process,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.63,0:00:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's spinning, \Nweaving or designing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.57,0:00:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today, incredibly,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.30,0:00:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this town says it processes 15%\Nof all recycled clothes in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.79,0:00:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: So this is your shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.12,0:01:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's too old for the charity shop,\Nit gets sent for recycling.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.34,0:01:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, it's sorted by colour,\Ntorn apart, washed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.52,0:01:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the new recycled material\Nis taken and transformed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.42,0:01:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make new clothes with minimum waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.18,0:01:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was very quick.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.01,0:01:19.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's go through the process again.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.55,0:01:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You donate clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.62,0:01:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They arrive here \Nfrom lots of different countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.20,0:01:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the garments \Nthat can be sold second-hand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.39,0:01:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are taken to this company nearby.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.89,0:01:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, not only are they\Nseparated by colour,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.25,0:01:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also by material.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.77,0:01:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think these used to be trousers!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.99,0:01:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many clothes do you recycle here?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.69,0:01:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,FT: About 25 tonnes every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.89,0:01:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: The clothes are put in this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.83,0:01:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called a carbonizing machine -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it eliminates impurities from the wool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.83,0:01:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, they go through this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.76,0:02:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a giant washing machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.54,0:02:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're shredded, cleaned and dried.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.63,0:02:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the final result.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.71,0:02:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your old clothes have been transformed\Ninto these fine, fluffy wool fibres.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.39,0:02:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at the end of the process,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.98,0:02:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what the new recycled\Nmaterials look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.38,0:02:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're placed here\Nuntil a fashion brand buys them
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.46,0:02:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and uses them to make clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.68,0:02:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people might say\Nthat you are using trash to make clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.39,0:02:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,FB(Owner): This might have been\Nthe case a few years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.15,0:02:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word "rubbish" was an insult.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.10,0:02:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, many brands... \Nthey buy my products because of it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.33,0:02:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they know that reusing resources \Nis going to save the planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.23,0:02:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: Recycling wool is great\Nfor the environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.37,0:02:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Co2 emissions are more than halved
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.08,0:02:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to when clothes\Nare made from new material.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.67,0:02:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MW(FashionRevolution): We have\Nan immediate impact on animal welfare,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.92,0:03:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you reduce the stress\Nthat you have to put on the animals
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.12,0:03:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get the wool,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.53,0:03:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost complete elimination of dyes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.54,0:03:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the way the wool is recycled\Nis an assortment by colour.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.35,0:03:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: This is a method that's been\Npassed on from father to son.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.08,0:03:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MW: The culture in Prato
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.71,0:03:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the kind of culture that we need\Nacross the entire fashion industry
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.01,0:03:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is based\Non collaboration that are local,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.29,0:03:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but are capable of showing how,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.94,0:03:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if these things are taken\Ninto a national or global scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.35,0:03:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entire industry could benefit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.92,0:03:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: The people of this town\Nwere forced to recycle clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.66,0:03:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they couldn't afford the new ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.11,0:03:43.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now their methods, which have been\Nhoned over the past hundred years,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.95,0:03:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could offer a way forward\Nfor a more sustainable fashion world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.85,0:03:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Subtitles by Livia Cefaloni\NReview by Carol Wang