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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.81,0:00:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.44,0:00:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.30,0:00:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pajamas, old dresses.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.35,0:00:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.34,0:00:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do all your old clothes \Nreally end up?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.41,0:00:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, it is going\Nto end up in a landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.58,0:00:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We follow the trail around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.03,0:00:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.68,0:00:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The high cost of fast fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.32,0:00:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.56,0:00:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here checking out some of\Nthe biggest fashion chains in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.07,0:00:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm not shopping for new clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.27,0:00:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm actually trying to get rid\Nof some of my old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.79,0:00:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.79,0:00:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these are my all-time favorite\Nsweatpants from college.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.05,0:00:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These, I washed them\Nand they totally shrunk.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.59,0:00:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These were also super cheap.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.16,0:00:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just an old T-shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.59,0:00:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was black at one point in its life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.73,0:00:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.25,0:00:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some retailers are on a mission.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.45,0:00:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want your unwanted clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.26,0:00:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some are competing\Nwith charities for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.29,0:00:57.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.29,0:01:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a new bin in town\Nand the message is clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.47,0:01:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't throw old clothes in the garbage,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.09,0:01:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dump them here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.70,0:01:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll take curtain, they'll take jeans.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.90,0:01:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll even take your old underwear.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.97,0:01:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.83,0:01:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drop off old clothes and get a coupon\Nto save money when you buy new ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.36,0:01:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I part with my old clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.57,0:01:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got a few more questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.58,0:01:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bins sure make us all feel good.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.52,0:01:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But are they doing as much good\Nas we think?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.22,0:01:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at this!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.32,0:01:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at these bags!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.50,0:01:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of use are\Nlike the Bretons and the Palmas
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.88,0:01:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Markham, Ontario.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.46,0:01:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somehow, we end up with too many clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.36,0:01:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily, what's in here?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.54,0:01:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Old clothes that are too small for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.33,0:01:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They purge a few times a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.38,0:01:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normally dropping\Ntheir haul in a charity bin.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.29,0:01:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.43,0:01:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stuff like these have holes in them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.61,0:01:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't just a pile of clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.84,0:01:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's now a pile of textile waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.81,0:02:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want to show the kids\Njust how big the problem really is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.44,0:02:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.50,0:02:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are we guys ready to go inside
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.24,0:02:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see what happens to all\Nthose clothes that you donate?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.96,0:02:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yes.\N- All right. Let's go inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.86,0:02:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.72,0:02:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go on in, take a look.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.65,0:02:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.04,0:02:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.34,0:02:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Clothes! Clothes!\N- That's clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.21,0:02:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Clothes!\N- Do you see that?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.20,0:02:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh, my gosh.\N- Clothes!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.48,0:02:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a crazy pile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.69,0:02:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And get this, all of this\Nis what's leftover,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.26,0:02:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stuff no one wants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.35,0:02:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff that thrift stores can't sell.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.07,0:02:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those clothes you guys\Npiled up yesterday,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.80,0:02:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is where it can end up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.67,0:02:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lot of clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.31,0:02:49.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't what I was expecting to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.94,0:02:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One warehouse,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.26,0:02:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 200,000 pounds\Nof textile waste each week.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.06,0:02:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's just from\Nin and around Toronto.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.74,0:03:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Across the country,\Nwe've got nine other locations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.08,0:03:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar to this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.19,0:03:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last year or two years,\Nprobably a 15 to 20% growth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.66,0:03:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the overall volume of textiles\Nthat are coming in.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.45,0:03:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonny Colyn is head of donations\Nfor Salvation Army Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.62,0:03:19.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how do you think fast\Nfashion has impacted... this?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.03,0:03:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.39,0:03:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's had a massive effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.14,0:03:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all of that stuff has to go somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.34,0:03:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dads of these two families,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.27,0:03:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Palma and Norman Breton\Ncan't believe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.06,0:03:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their coats or boots might be okay,\Nbut they want something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.59,0:03:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they need or if they want,\Nit's a big question.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.96,0:03:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of times they want stuff\Nbut they don't need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.53,0:03:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.72,0:03:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, we can't seem to get our hands\Non fast fashion fast enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.52,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheap, trendy, disposable clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're even bragging about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.59,0:03:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I ended up with a bag full of clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.86,0:03:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all buying too much,\N400% more, since the 1980's.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.52,0:04:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The quality isn't all that great,\Nbut the prices are fantastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.31,0:04:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not all of our old clothes\Nmake it to the donation bin.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.99,0:04:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of it, 85%, ends up in landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.79,0:04:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In North America, it's estimated to be\Nat least 25 billion pounds a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.32,0:04:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Canada alone, imagine a mountain
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.18,0:04:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three times the size\Nof Toronto's Rogers Centre Stadium
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.88,0:04:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where they don't biodegrade easily
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.22,0:04:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because many are made with fabrics\Nthat can't be broken down,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.31,0:04:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,releasing chemicals and dyes\Ninto our rivers, soil.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.11,0:04:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.11,0:04:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's part of the reason why fashion\Nis one of the world's top polluters.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.94,0:04:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(rock music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.48,0:04:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in the last few years,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.14,0:04:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the biggest names in the business,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.35,0:04:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levi's, Nike, Adidas, Zara,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.67,0:04:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have started recycling programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.08,0:04:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All retailers with donation bins in stores
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.01,0:05:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calling out for your old garments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.35,0:05:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But none go as far as H&M.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.01,0:05:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will take anything: jeans,\Ncurtains, even underwear.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.68,0:05:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just check out their ads.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.87,0:05:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing that you never wore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.82,0:05:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That and that and that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.51,0:05:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing with the color\Nthat wasn't your color.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.13,0:05:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bring it on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.25,0:05:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of H&M's latest ad campaigns.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.11,0:05:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cut your jeans into pieces\Nand make new jeans out of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.98,0:05:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Cut your jeans into pieces\Nand make new jeans out of them."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.89,0:05:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your help, we literally turn\Nyour old clothes into new garments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.51,0:05:37.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We literally turn your old clothes\Ninto new garments."'
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.88,0:05:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Garments in the worst condition\Ncan be transformed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.33,0:05:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into insulation material\Nor textile fibers woven into cloth,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.56,0:05:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reborn as fashionable new clothes\Nof every conceivable kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.47,0:05:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think about recycling clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.71,0:05:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's amazing\NThat's a great plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.32,0:05:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about recycling clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.15,0:05:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does that make you\Nthink is happening to the stuff?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.77,0:06:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think maybe it's, like,\Nrefurbish the clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.51,0:06:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get them to look new again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.16,0:06:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think happens to that stuff?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.40,0:06:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn't it get recycled to make\Nnew clothes from the old clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.84,0:06:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's shred it into fibers\Nand stitch it into something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.75,0:06:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only thing we will not do is waste it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.47,0:06:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bold recycling claims.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.19,0:06:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sound great, but are they really?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.44,0:06:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Flight attendant over intercom)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.26,0:06:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To try to find out,\Nwe head to New York City,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.49,0:06:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the fashion capitals\Nof the world...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.59,0:06:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.07,0:06:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With jackets, you always\Nhave to check the lining.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.06,0:06:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...To meet Elizabeth Cline, \Nan anti-fast fashion crusader.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.97,0:06:44.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of what she knows,\Nshe only wears used clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.55,0:06:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's made her a pro\Nat assessing cast-offs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.92,0:06:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a coat, the first thing you would do\Nis make sure the zippers work.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.31,0:06:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially fast fashion, like,\Na lot of the fasteners will just break
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.48,0:06:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and chip really quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.95,0:07:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We show her H&M's marketing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.30,0:07:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask her what she thinks about\Nmaking new clothes out of your old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.70,0:07:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shred it into fibers and stitch it\Ninto something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.22,0:07:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reality is that currently, only about\N1% of clothing is actually recycled
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.20,0:07:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the very literal sense of the word.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.47,0:07:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-1%?\N-1%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.47,0:07:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1%... is recycled?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.05,0:07:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're talking about recycling\Nin terms of taking fibers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.46,0:07:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and breaking them down
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.62,0:07:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turning them back\Ninto new fibers, it's 1%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.66,0:07:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it so hard\Nto just take my old shirt
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.45,0:07:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turn it into a new one?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.89,0:07:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why can't you just do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.39,0:07:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of our clothes are made\Nout of blended fibers,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.89,0:07:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so maybe this is acrylic and wool\Nand cotton mixed together,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.93,0:07:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe my tights are cotton and elastane.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.44,0:07:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That makes it very difficult to recycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.52,0:07:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other challenge is that\Nwhen you recycle cotton and wool,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.64,0:07:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it diminishes the quality\Nof that material,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.09,0:08:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it weakens the cotton and wool strand\Nand gives you a lesser product.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.87,0:08:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bottom line, the technology\Njust isn't there yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.13,0:08:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's way too expensive\Nand too time consuming
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.45,0:08:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make new clothes from old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.70,0:08:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also a more skeptical side of me
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.42,0:08:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that knows that the reason why\NH&M is focusing on textile recycling
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.72,0:08:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because it's an easy\Nsustainability win for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.41,0:08:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't involve them changing\Ntheir production model at all
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.80,0:08:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to collect clothes and make sure\Nthat they get a second life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.64,0:08:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't make the fast fashion\Nsystem any more sustainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.80,0:08:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.09,0:08:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Experts agree fast fashion needs to change
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.97,0:08:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we really want to make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.82,0:08:41.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember when fashion had four seasons,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.09,0:08:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter, spring, summer, and fall?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.77,0:08:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the trends change almost every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.29,0:08:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how this Swedish clothing giant\NCEO explains it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.93,0:08:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have new garments coming\Ninto the stores almost every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.18,0:08:57.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you go to an H&M store today\Nand come back two days later,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.21,0:08:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will always find something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.02,0:09:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,H&M salespeople tell us\Nnew clothes come in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.90,0:09:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every Monday, Wednesday, \NFriday, and Sunday.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.52,0:09:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That works out to half\Na billion products a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.38,0:09:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's why H&M's recycling campaign
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.83,0:09:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes Claudia Marsales so mad.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.20,0:09:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really is a form of greenwashing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.03,0:09:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's the head of Markham,\NOntario's waste programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.86,0:09:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the few Canadian cities\Nto actually ban textiles from landfills.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.60,0:09:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order for the fast fashion outlets
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.60,0:09:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recycle what they make,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.35,0:09:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would take 12 years to recycle\Nwhat they sell in 48 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.51,0:09:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like it's just...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.68,0:09:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that sort of tells me it's really\Nmore about foot traffic, marketing,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.90,0:09:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,greenwashing, than about really\Naddressing the broken business model
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.73,0:09:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of fast fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.06,0:09:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked H&M to come on camera\Nand talk about their recycling program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.01,0:09:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They declined, assuring us
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.96,0:10:01.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't want\Nto encourage a throwaway attitude.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.03,0:10:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their clothes are good quality\Nand made to last.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.40,0:10:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are working towards\Na business model where,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.49,0:10:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually, all their clothes\Ncan be recycled.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.58,0:10:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least they're trying?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.50,0:10:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, well, but they're a cause\Nof the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.24,0:10:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, fast fashion retailers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.25,0:10:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their business model is the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.54,0:10:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're making too much, \Nthey're selling it too cheap.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.66,0:10:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's disposable clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.76,0:10:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doing a bit of back-end recycling\Nand a bit of commercials
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.70,0:10:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really doesn't address that issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.71,0:10:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.95,0:10:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And ask some customers one of the things\Nthey love most about the program?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.49,0:10:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.94,0:10:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That incentive to keep buying.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.28,0:10:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put it in the bin and then\Nthey give me the discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.84,0:10:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw it and it's like, oh, snap.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.42,0:10:51.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, it's a way to, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.27,0:10:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, help me\Nand help them at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.56,0:10:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you mean when you say help you\Nand help someone else?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.45,0:10:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Help me by, you know, saving money
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.74,0:11:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help them\Nby providing free clothing for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.86,0:11:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just chuck it in the bin\Nand they did offer, like, a $5 discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.23,0:11:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,H&M might be collecting your old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.77,0:11:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 55,000 tonnes so far,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.94,0:11:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if they're barely making new clothes\Nfrom your donations,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.64,0:11:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where do they all go?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.46,0:11:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These shoppers have a theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.14,0:11:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.14,0:11:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do you think those clothes go\Nthat you put in H&M?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.49,0:11:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They probably go to people who need them,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.71,0:11:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably like shelters
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.28,0:11:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or other places that use the clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.24,0:11:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably give it for free, or something,\Nto the people that need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.22,0:11:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do you think that stuff goes?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.90,0:11:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- What do you think happens to it?\N- Hopefully to just some needy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.21,0:11:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who still want to be fashionable.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.90,0:11:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of us think our old clothes\Nare given to the less fortunate.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.38,0:11:45.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.45,0:11:47.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe you're telling yourself that
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.42,0:11:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to feel better about buying more, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.67,0:11:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Cline coined a term for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.100,0:11:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.86,0:11:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's the clothing deficit myth?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.72,0:12:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(chuckle) So, the clothing deficit myth\Nis the idea
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.46,0:12:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when we give clothes to charity,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.11,0:12:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're going to go to someone locally\Nin our community in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.55,0:12:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the era of fast fashion,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.10,0:12:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's far more unwanted clothes\Nthan there are people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.09,0:12:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.90,0:12:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Salvation Army knows all about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.91,0:12:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, this is all the stuff\Nthey can't sell at their stores.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.87,0:12:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what do they do\Nwith all these leftovers?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.90,0:12:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sell it to a middle man.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.74,0:12:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the retailers do the same thing\Nwith all your donations too.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.08,0:12:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Canada, H&M gives the money\Nit makes off your donations to UNICEF.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.61,0:12:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.77,0:12:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All textiles are worth money.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.22,0:12:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff that's in really rough shape\Nis shredded for painter's cloths
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.76,0:12:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or insulation, for example, then sold.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.85,0:12:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the majority of all donated clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.78,0:12:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are shipped overseas\Nto developing countries
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.98,0:12:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're sold there, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.72,0:13:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not donated or given to needy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.47,0:13:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you think that means\Nit's not going to end up in landfills,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.34,0:13:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think again.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.97,0:13:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We follow the trail of your old T-shirts\Naround the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.37,0:13:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The black stripes here are from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.73,0:13:19.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't afford to miss this trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.66,0:13:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.61,0:13:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.31,0:13:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real deal on your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.70,0:13:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.38,0:13:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love our clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.94,0:13:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now so cheap, you can make\Na different statement every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.88,0:13:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These things are $3?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.43,0:13:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,$5.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.95,0:13:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they come with a huge cost.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.49,0:13:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of the reason why\Nsome fast fashion chains,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.28,0:13:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like H&M, say they've got\Nrecycling programs like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.18,0:13:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Earth simply cannot bear\Nso many clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.06,0:13:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ending their lives as waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.87,0:13:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,H&M has a far better answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.64,0:14:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we learnt less than 1%\Nof the world's used clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.81,0:14:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are turned into new ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.76,0:14:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of those donations\Nfrom retailer and charity bins
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.72,0:14:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are bailed and sold overseas.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.32,0:14:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.52,0:14:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.86,0:14:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Nairobi, Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.04,0:14:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The country at the top of the list
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.09,0:14:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to buying your old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.02,0:14:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kenya is one of Canada's best customers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.73,0:14:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a given year, they buy\Nmore than $20 million
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.28,0:14:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worth of our old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.64,0:14:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the rest with the black stripes here\Nare from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.100,0:14:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are a variety of kids clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.44,0:14:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one is a jacket.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.07,0:14:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ladies T-shirts.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.60,0:14:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maina Andrew is a used clothing importer.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.32,0:14:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People from Canada and America,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.67,0:14:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are actually a bit huge.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.66,0:14:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scenes like this aren't isolated.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.66,0:14:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll see them all over Africa\NSouth and Central America.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.96,0:15:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of this is stuff\NCanadians donated for free,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.07,0:15:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only for it to be sold here\Nfor profit to vendors
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.20,0:15:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Alice Nyansarora Anunda,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.58,0:15:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who brings it to her local market.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.86,0:15:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call the clothes, "Mitumba."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.58,0:15:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.65,0:15:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, that one, it's just\Na nickname we gave it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.97,0:15:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mitumba" means, "Old" in our culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.96,0:15:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nearly 13,000 kilometres away.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.99,0:15:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But take a closer look and there they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.76,0:15:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The names you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.73,0:15:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AEO, Zara, Adidas, H&M.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.34,0:15:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way we open bails,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.44,0:15:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know their plans\Nwhere there's new clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.93,0:15:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially those which come from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.41,0:15:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Andrew notices many of the clothes\Nare low quality, tough to sell.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.26,0:15:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just dump them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.26,0:15:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If people don't buy them,\Nwe just dump them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.80,0:15:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.42,0:16:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.83,0:16:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They do go in the piles of garbage\Nvery many of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.97,0:16:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.73,0:16:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says this happens regularly\Nright behind the market,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.62,0:16:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,discarding and burning clothes\NCanadians don't want
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.92,0:16:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neither do Kenyans.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.50,0:16:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes they pack even very old items.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.38,0:16:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can even pack items\Nthat are not even good,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.87,0:16:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they end up dumping them\Nin Africa or in Kenya
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.71,0:16:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.46,0:16:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, we burn them and it is a lost work\Nbecause we already bought them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.33,0:16:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.04,0:16:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those popular brands\Nin the crowded markets,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.78,0:16:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elizabeth Cline has seen them, too.\NShe's been to Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.32,0:16:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a lot of different companies\Naround the world
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.90,0:16:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are working on textile recycling\Nin the truest sense of the word,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.18,0:16:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's really in the very early stages.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.78,0:17:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it stays in the United States\Nor if it ends up in Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.85,0:17:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ultimately, it is going to end up\Nin the landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.85,0:17:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tell H&M about this Kenyan market\Nand all the fires.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.40,0:17:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They say its middle man I:CO,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.66,0:17:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which handles pickup\Nand distribution of their bins,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.32,0:17:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has really high standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.93,0:17:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they are still working on building\Na better tracking system
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.35,0:17:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this doesn't keep happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.74,0:17:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dumping is always cheaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.14,0:17:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's always the cheaper option.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.18,0:17:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's only one solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.61,0:17:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The producer of the clothing\Nis responsible cradle to grave.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.38,0:17:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they make the T-shirt,\Nthey sell the T-shirt,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.30,0:17:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the T-shirt comes back,\Nthey have to recycle that T-shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.46,0:17:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can't put it\Nin a third world country.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.03,0:17:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as South Africa is concerned,\Nwe banned secondhand clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.34,0:17:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a country survives\Non a secondhand things,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.73,0:17:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secondhand clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.80,0:17:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means there's something wrong\Nwith that system.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.14,0:17:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Threatening the survival\Nof the local textiles industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.99,0:17:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, many of those countries\Nare fighting back.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.82,0:17:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,East African countries sent\Nthe world a message recently.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.14,0:18:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't want our hand-me-downs\Nand tried to ban them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.80,0:18:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their government said it was destroying\Ntheir own textile market.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.74,0:18:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondhand clothes are quite cheap
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.59,0:18:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and any manufactured textile\Nwould not be able to compete with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.16,0:18:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And despite everything you just watched,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.56,0:18:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cline says H&M group is a frontrunner\Nin sustainability efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.00,0:18:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Compared to other brands,\Nthey are leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.69,0:18:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know what that says about\Nthe rest of the fashion industry,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.00,0:18:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a fast fashion chain\Nis at the top of that list.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.54,0:18:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just know that your textile waste\Nin an environmental issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:34.31,0:18:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Textile waste in landfills is one\Nof the fastest growing categories of waste
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.53,0:18:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's such an easy thing\Nto do something about.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.14,0:18:46.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what should you do\Nwith all your old clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.53,0:18:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answers, coming right up.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.36,0:18:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have a story\Nyou want us to investigate?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.20,0:18:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Write to us: marketplace@cbc.ca
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.80,0:19:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The high cost of fashion\Non your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.96,0:19:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Do you ever impulse buy?\N- Absolutely.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.96,0:19:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What was the last thing you bought\Nthat now you see, and you're like:
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.20,0:19:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "What was I thinking?"\N- Clothing always.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.65,0:19:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On average, we buy almost\N70 clothing items every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.29,0:19:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means we're buying\Nnew clothes every week.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.19,0:19:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.40,0:19:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- What did you buy?\N- A lot of stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.79,0:19:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Did you need anything?\N- No.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.98,0:19:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just looking around\Nand you bought a few things.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.28,0:19:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I bought lots of things:\Nleggings, shirts, socks, underwear.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.97,0:19:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of these styles will end up\Ntrashed in landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.50,0:19:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast fashion is a big part of the problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.50,0:19:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't have to buy in.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.68,0:19:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is 50% polyester, 50% cotton.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.58,0:19:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really hard to separate those fibers\Nand make new stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.100,0:19:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know how many litres of water\Ngoes into making a single pair of jeans?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.64,0:19:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost 4,000 litres.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.94,0:19:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Wow.\N- Whoo.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.02,0:19:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.32,0:19:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.16,0:19:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.28,0:20:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just seeing the waste\Nmakes a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.96,0:20:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These families swear\Nthey'll change their ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.80,0:20:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to look at the cute things,\Nthings that look good,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.62,0:20:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not necessarily good quality.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.37,0:20:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to... we try to teach them\Nto use their stuff until it's worn out.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.56,0:20:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Speaking of waste and consumption,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.48,0:20:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've still got my bag of clothes\Nto get rid of.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.18,0:20:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't really know where\Nthe best place is to go with my stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.04,0:20:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think people at home who see this
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.05,0:20:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are probably going to have\Nthe same question
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.14,0:20:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people like to swap the clothes,\Nso that's the first line of defence.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.66,0:20:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's in really good condition,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.35,0:20:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can take them to a consignment store.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.41,0:20:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also donate\Nto a reputable charity.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.64,0:20:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do your research on who\Nyou're giving your clothing to.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.50,0:20:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't buy so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.22,0:20:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So bottom line, when it comes\Nto your used clothing,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.32,0:20:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't throw it away,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:51.38,0:20:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try and give it to somebody\Nwho can actually use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.86,0:20:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, girls, does anybody need a T-shirt?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.51,0:20:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, you sure?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.89,0:21:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black dress pants? Hardly ever wore them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.73,0:21:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is cool, right? Zipper in the back.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.99,0:21:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I'm okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.06,0:21:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any chance you want to return yours\Nand take these ones?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.71,0:21:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.73,0:21:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're a size small.\NI wore them, like, twice.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.94,0:21:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- No, thank you. \N- No? No.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.25,0:21:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do any of you need a pair of pajama pants
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.35,0:21:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or know someone who might want these?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.16,0:21:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I'll take them.\N- T-shirt?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.26,0:21:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any chance you want a pair of Levi's?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.58,0:21:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, size 6, me.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.98,0:21:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Awesome!\N- Awesome.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.16,0:21:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There you go and they won't go\Nto a landfill this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.69,0:21:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.20,0:21:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe there is no perfect solution\Nto this complicated probelm.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.05,0:21:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if there's something I've learned\Nthroughout this process,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.01,0:21:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that there is something I can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:36.86,0:21:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, for me, that will mean buying less.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.83,0:21:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A special, year long\NMarketplace investigation.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.14,0:21:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go undercover, inside nursing homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.67,0:21:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was shouting my head off\Nand they didn't come in.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.31,0:21:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Families fighting for better care.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.51,0:21:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Die, die you bitch. You need to die now.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.68,0:21:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My poor mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.92,0:22:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Has long term care reached a crisis point?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.89,0:22:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, we're way past that.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.79,0:22:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we've been in crisis for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.12,0:22:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this happened in a day care,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.19,0:22:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that day care would be\Nshut down in five minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.54,0:22:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to fight for better care,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.82,0:22:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the next Marketplace
Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.71,0:22:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music)