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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.89,0:00:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.44,0:00:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.69,0:00:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pajamas, old dresses.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.47,0:00:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.44,0:00:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do all your old clothes\Nreally end up?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.41,0:00:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, it is going\Nto end up in a landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.68,0:00:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We follow the trail around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.88,0:00:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The high cost of fast fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.45,0:00:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.56,0:00:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here checking out some of\Nthe biggest fashion chains in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.86,0:00:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm not shopping for new clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.36,0:00:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm actually trying to get rid of\Nsome of my old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.03,0:00:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these are my all-time favorite\Nsweatpants from college.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.50,0:00:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These, I washed them\Nand they totally shrunk.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.57,0:00:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These were also super cheap.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.35,0:00:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just like an old T-shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.81,0:00:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was black at one point in its life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.61,0:00:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some retailers are on a mission.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.68,0:00:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want your unwanted clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.49,0:00:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some are competing\Nwith charities for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.92,0:01:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a new bin in town and\Nthe message is clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.32,0:01:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't throw old clothes in the garbage,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.98,0:01:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dump them here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.70,0:01:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll take curtains, 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: 0,0:01:11.07,0:01:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drop off old clothes and get a coupon
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.27,0:01:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to save money when you buy new ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.57,0:01:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I part with my old clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.91,0:01:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got a few more questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.08,0:01:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bins sure make us all feel good.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.98,0:01:26.56,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 us are like\Nthe Bretons and the Palmas
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.88,0:01:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Markham, Ontario.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.80,0:01:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somehow, we end up with too many clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.60,0:01:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily, what's in here?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.78,0:01:41.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Old clothes that are too small for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.50,0:01:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They purge a few times a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.64,0:01:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normally dropping their\Nhaul in a charity bin.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.29,0:01:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.62,0:01:50.61,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: 0,0:01:52.84,0:01:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's now a pile of textile waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.95,0:02:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want to show the kids\Njust how big the problem really is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.59,0:02:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you guys ready to go inside
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.24,0:02:07.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see what happens to all\Nthose clothes that you donate?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.100,0:02:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.01,0:02:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. Let's go inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.40,0:02:13.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go on in, take a look.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.65,0:02:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.67,0:02:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clothes!\NClothes!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.28,0:02:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.58,0:02:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clothes.\NDo you see that?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.34,0:02:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.05,0:02:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clothes!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.48,0:02:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a crazy pile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.42,0:02:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: And get this,\Nall of this is what's leftover,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.36,0:02:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stuff no one wants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.62,0:02:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff that\Nthrift stores can't sell.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.66,0:02:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those clothes you\Nguys piled up yesterday,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.80,0:02:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is where it can end up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.33,0:02:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lot of clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.97,0:02:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't what I\Nwas expecting to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.94,0:02:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: One warehouse,\Nmore than 200,000 pounds
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.81,0:02:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of textile waste each week.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.38,0:03:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's just from\Nin and around Toronto.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.38,0:03:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Across the country, we've got\Nnine other locations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.18,0:03:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar to this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.52,0:03:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last year or two years,\Nprobably a 15 to 20% growth in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.69,0:03:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the overall volume of\Ntextiles that are coming in.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.56,0:03:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Tonny Colyn is the\Nhead of donations for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.99,0:03:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Salvation Army Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.26,0:03:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how do you think fast\Nfashion has impacted...this?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.20,0:03:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.53,0:03:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's had a massive effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.50,0:03:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all of that stuff\Nhas to go somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.24,0:03:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: The dads\Nof these two families,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.27,0:03:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Palma and Norman\NBreton can't believe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.44,0:03:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their coats or\Nboots might be okay,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.24,0:03:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they want something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.95,0:03:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they need or if they\Nwant, it's a big question.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.28,0:03:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of times they want\Nstuff but they don't need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.82,0:03:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Still, we can't\Nseem to get our hands
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.99,0:03:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on fast fashion fast enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.92,0:03:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheap, trendy,\Ndisposable clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.46,0:03:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're even\Nbragging about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.66,0:03:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I ended up with\Na bag full of clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.93,0:03:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: We're all\Nbuying too much,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.70,0:03:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,400% more, since the 1980's.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.80,0:03:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The quality isn't all\Nthat great but the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.64,0:04:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prices are fantastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.64,0:04:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: But not all of\Nour old clothes make it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.58,0:04:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the donation bin.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.14,0:04:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of it, 85%,\Nends up in landfills.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.95,0:04:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In North America,\Nit's estimated to be at least
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.58,0:04:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25 billion pounds a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.66,0:04:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Canada alone, imagine a\Nmountain three times the size of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.43,0:04:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Toronto's Rogers Centre Stadium\Nwhere they don't biodegrade
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.83,0:04:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easily because many are made\Nwith fabrics that can't
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.94,0:04:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be broken down.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.60,0:04:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Releasing chemicals and dyes\Ninto our rivers, soil.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.68,0:04:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's part of the reason why\Nfashion is one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.25,0:04:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world's top polluters.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.92,0:04:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in the last few years, some\Nof the biggest names in the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.85,0:04:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business, Levi's, Nike,\NAdidas, Zara
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.22,0:04:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have started\Nrecycling programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.46,0:04:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All retailers with donation bins\Nin stores calling out
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.83,0:05:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your old garments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.93,0:05:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But none go as far as H&M,\Nthey will take anything,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.37,0:05:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jeans, curtains, even underwear,\Njust check out their ads.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.87,0:05:13.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing that you never\Nwore, this and this and that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.51,0:05:15.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing with the colour that\Nwasn't your colour,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.85,0:05:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring it on.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.45,0:05:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: This is one of\NH&M's latest ad campaigns.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.65,0:05:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cut your jeans into pieces\Nand make new jeans out of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.12,0:05:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: "Cut your jeans\Ninto pieces
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.69,0:05:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"and make new\Njeans out of them."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.23,0:05:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your help, we literally\Nturn your old clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.60,0:05:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into new garments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.06,0:05:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: "We literally turn\Nyour old clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.90,0:05:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"into new garments."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.20,0:05:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Garments in the worst\Ncondition can be transformed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.04,0:05:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into insulation material or\Ntextile fibers woven into cloth,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.84,0:05:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reborn as fashionable\Nnew clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.08,0:05:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of every conceivable kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.92,0:05:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: What do you\Nthink about recycling clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.98,0:05:53.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.55,0:05:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a great plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.85,0:05:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: We're talking\Nabout recycling clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.66,0:05:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does that make you\Nthink is happening to the stuff?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.32,0:06:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think maybe it's, like,\Nlike, refurbish the clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.90,0:06:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, like, get them\Nto look new again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.26,0:06:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: What do you\Nthink happens to that stuff?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.40,0:06:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn't it get recycled to\Nmake new clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.00,0:06:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the old clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.84,0:06:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's shred it into fibers\Nand stitch it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.84,0:06:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.27,0:06:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only thing we\Nwill not do it waste it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.81,0:06:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Bold\Nrecycling claims.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.54,0:06:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sound great,\Nbut are they really?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.21,0:06:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.05,0:06:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Flight Attendant\NOver Intercom ]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.09,0:06:30.49,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\Ncapitals of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.59,0:06:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.76,0:06:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With jackets, you always\Nhave to check the lining.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.63,0:06:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Meet\NElizabeth Cline,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.70,0:06:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an anti-fast fashion crusader.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.10,0:06:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of what she knows,\Nshe only wears used clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.90,0:06:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's made her a pro at\Nassessing cast-offs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.14,0:06:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a coat, the first thing\Nyou would do is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.61,0:06:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure the zippers work.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.44,0:06:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially fast fashion, like a\Nlot of the fasteners will break
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.98,0:06:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and chip really quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.95,0:07:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: We show her H&M's\Nmarketing and ask her what she
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.19,0:07:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinks about making new\Nclothes out of your old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.89,0:07:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shred it into fibers and\Nstitch it into something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.53,0:07:12.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reality is that currently\Nonly about 1% of clothing is
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.100,0:07:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually recycled and the\Nvery literal sense of the word.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.47,0:07:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: 1%?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.47,0:07:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.47,0:07:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: 1%...is recycled?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.37,0:07:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're talking about\Nrecycling in terms of taking
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.64,0:07:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fibers and breaking them down\Nand turning them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.54,0:07:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back into new fibers, it's 1%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.22,0:07:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Why is it so hard\Nto just take my old shirt and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.88,0:07:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turn it into a new one, why\Ncan't you just do is that?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.35,0:07:38.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of our clothes are made\Nout of blended fibers, so maybe
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.19,0:07:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is acrylic and wool\Nand cotton mixed together,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.16,0:07:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe my tights are\Ncotton and elastin,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.46,0:07:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes it\Ndifficult to recycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.87,0:07:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other challenge is that when\Nyou recycle cotton and wool,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.64,0:07:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it diminishes the quality of\Nthat material so it weakens the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.08,0:08:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cotton and wool strand and\Ngives you a lesser product.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.11,0:08:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Bottom line, the\Ntechnology just isn't there yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.95,0:08:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's way too expensive and\Ntoo time consuming
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.45,0:08:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make new clothes\Nfrom old ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.16,0:08:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also a more skeptical\Nside of me that knows that the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.49,0:08:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reason why H&M is focusing on\Ntextile recycling is because
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.23,0:08:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's an easy\Nsustainability win for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.90,0:08:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't involve them changing\Ntheir production model at all to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.80,0:08:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collect clothes and make sure\Nthat they get a second life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.84,0:08:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't make the fast fashion\Nsystem anymore sustainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.34,0:08:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: Experts agree fast\Nfashion needs to change if we
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.75,0:08:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really want to\Nmake a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.02,0:08:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember when fashion\Nhad four seasons,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.49,0:08:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter, spring,\Nsummer and fall?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.02,0:08:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the trends\Nchange almost every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.29,0:08:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how this Swedish\Nclothing giant CEO explains it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.03,0:08:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have new garments coming\Ninto the stores almost every day
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.50,0:08:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if you go to an H&M store\Ntoday and come back two days
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.07,0:09:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,later, you will always\Nfind something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.10,0:09:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: H&M salespeople\Ntell us new clothes come in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.28,0:09:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every Monday, Wednesday,\NFriday, and Sunday.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.81,0:09:10.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That works out to half a\Nbillion products a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.15,0:09:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's why H&M's recycling\Ncampaign makes
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.19,0:09:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claudia Marsales so mad.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.46,0:09:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really is a\Nform of greenwashing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.40,0:09:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlsie: She's the head\Nof Markham, Ontario's
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.100,0:09:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waste programs,\None of the few Canadian cities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.77,0:09:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually ban\Ntextiles from landfills.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.07,0:09:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order for the fast fashion\Noutlets to recycle what they
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.51,0:09:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make, it would take\N12 years to recycle
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.18,0:09:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what they sell in 48 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.51,0:09:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like it's just-- it's just--\Nso that sort of tells me it's
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.45,0:09:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really more about\Nfoot traffic, marketing,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.35,0:09:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,greenwashing than about really\Naddressing the broken business
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.49,0:09:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,model of fast fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.42,0:09:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: We asked H&M to\Ncome on camera and talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.06,0:09:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their recycling program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.63,0:09:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They declined, assuring us\Nthey don't want to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.16,0:10:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encourage a throw-away attitude.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.23,0:10:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their clothes are good\Nquality and made to last.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.40,0:10:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are working\Ntowards a business model where,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.61,0:10:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually, all their\Nclothes can be recycled.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.58,0:10:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> At least they're trying?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.48,0:10:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yes, well, but they're a\Ncause of the problem so fast
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.78,0:10:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fashion retailers, their\Nbusiness model is the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.82,0:10:26.66,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: 0,0:10:28.76,0:10:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doing a bit of back-end\Nrecycling and a bit of
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.73,0:10:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commercials really\Ndoesn't address that issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.20,0:10:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.27,0:10:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: And ask some\Ncustomers one of the things they
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.60,0:10:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love most about the program?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.71,0:10:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.17,0:10:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That incentive to keep buying.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.88,0:10:47.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I put it in the bin and\Nthen they give me a discount,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.41,0:10:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw it and it's like oh, snap.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.88,0:10:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, um,\Nit's a way to, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.28,0:10:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, like, help me and\Nhelp them at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.45,0:10:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: What do you mean\Nwhen you say help you and help
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.52,0:10:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone else?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.76,0:10:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Um, help me by, you know,\Nsaving money and help them by
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.36,0:11:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing free\Nclothing for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.29,0:11:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> We just chuck it in\Nthe bin and they did offer,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.86,0:11:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, a $5 discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.23,0:11:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: H&M might be\Ncollecting your old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.77,0:11:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 55,000 tonnes so far,\Nbut if they're barely making new
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.90,0:11:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clothes from your\Ndonations, where do they all go?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.11,0:11:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These shoppers have a theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.75,0:11:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do you think those\Nclothes go that you put in H&M?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.85,0:11:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> They probably go to,\Nlike, people who need them,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.95,0:11:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably like shelters or other\Nplaces that use the clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.56,0:11:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Probably give it for free,\Nor something,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.46,0:11:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to, like, the\Npeople that need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.79,0:11:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Where do\Nyou think that stuff goes,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.79,0:11:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do you think happens to it?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.86,0:11:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Hopefully to just\Nsome needy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.43,0:11:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah.\N>> Mmm-hmm.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.100,0:11:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Who still want\Nto be fashionable.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.97,0:11:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Many of us think\Nour old clothes are given to the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.47,0:11:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less fortunate.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.77,0:11:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.90,0:11:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe you're telling\Nyourself that to feel better
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.04,0:11:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about buying more, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.14,0:11:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Cline coined\Na term for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.38,0:11:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.41,0:11:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: What's the\Nclothing deficit myth?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.58,0:12:02.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> So, the clothing deficit myth\Nis the idea that when we give
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.95,0:12:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clothes to charity, they're\Ngoing to go to someone locally
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.56,0:12:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our community in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.09,0:12:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the era of fast fashion,\Nthere's far more unwanted
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.93,0:12:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clothes than there\Nare people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.13,0:12:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.24,0:12:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: The Salvation Army\Nknows all about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.07,0:12:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, this is all the stuff\Nthey can't sell at their stores.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.94,0:12:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what do they do\Nwith all these leftovers?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.31,0:12:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sell it-- to a middle man.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.02,0:12:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the retailers do the\Nsame thing with all
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.62,0:12:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your donations, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.49,0:12:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Canada, H&M gives the money\Nit makes off your donations
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.96,0:12:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to UNICEF.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.83,0:12:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.09,0:12:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All textiles are worth money.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.36,0:12:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stuff that's in really rough\Nshape is shredded for painter's
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.33,0:12:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cloths or insulation, for\Nexample, then sold.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.97,0:12:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the majority of all donated\Nclothes are shipped overseas to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.74,0:12:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developing countries\Nand they're sold there, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.94,0:13:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not donated or\Ngiven to needy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.71,0:13:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you think that means\Nit's not going to end up in
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.65,0:13:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,landfills, think again.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.42,0:13:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We follow the trail of\Nyour old tee-shirts.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.66,0:13:14.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.73,0:13:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> The black stripes\Nhere are from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.73,0:13:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: You can't\Nafford to miss this trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.66,0:13:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.13,0:13:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.44,0:13:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: The real\Ndeal on your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.47,0:13:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.38,0:13:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: We love\Nour clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.94,0:13:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now so cheap, you can make a\Ndifferent statement every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.88,0:13:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These things are $3?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.68,0:13:40.95,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: 0,0:13:43.49,0:13:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of the reason why\Nsome fast fashion chains,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.96,0:13:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like H&M, say they've got\Nrecycling programs like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.90,0:13:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> The Earth simply cannot bear\Nso many clothes ending their
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.16,0:13:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lives as waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.87,0:13:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,H&M has a far better answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.64,0:14:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: But we learnt less\Nthan 1% of the world's
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.24,0:14:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used clothes are turned\Ninto new ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.44,0:14:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of those donations\Nfrom retailer and charity bins
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.08,0:14:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are baled and sold overseas.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.32,0:14:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.86,0:14:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> This is Nairobi, Kenya, the\Ncountry at the top of the list
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.59,0:14:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to\Nbuying your old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.66,0:14:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kenya is one of\NCanada's best customers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.73,0:14:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a given year, they buy more\Nthan $20 million worth of our
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.70,0:14:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,old clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.64,0:14:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> All the rest with\Nthe black stripes,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.44,0:14:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the black stripes\Nhere are from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.81,0:14:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are a variety\Nof kids clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.94,0:14:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one is a jacket.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.68,0:14:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ladies tee-shirts.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.25,0:14:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Maina Andrew\Nis a used clothing importer.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.32,0:14:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> People from\NCanada and America,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.15,0:14:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are actually a bit huge.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.66,0:14:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Scenes\Nlike 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: 0,0:15:01.43,0:15:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only for it to be sold here\Nfor profit to vendors like
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.20,0:15:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alice Nyansarora Anunda, who\Nbrings it to her local market.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.68,0:15:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call the clothes,\N"Mitumba."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.65,0:15:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> No, that one, it's\Njust a nickname we gave it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.52,0:15:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mitumba" means, "Old"\Nin our culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.96,0:15:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Nearly\N13,000 kilometres away.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.99,0:15:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But take a closer\Nlook and there they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.76,0:15:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The names you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.73,0:15:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AEO, Zara, Adidas, H&M.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.23,0:15:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> The way we open bales, we\Nknow plans where there's new
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.91,0:15:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clothes, especially\Nthose which come from Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.41,0:15:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: But Andrew notices\Nmany of the clothes are low
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.71,0:15:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quality, tough to sell.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.02,0:15:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> We just dump them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.15,0:15:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If people don't buy\Nthem, we just dump them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.82,0:15:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.83,0:16:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> They do go in\Nthe piles of garbage,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.20,0:16:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very many of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.73,0:16:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: He says this\Nhappens regularly right behind
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.37,0:16:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the market, discarding and\Nburning clothes Canadians don't
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.07,0:16:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want and neither do Kenyans.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.61,0:16:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Sometimes they pack\Neven very old items.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.38,0:16:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can even pack items\Nthat are not even good,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.05,0:16:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they end up dumping\Nthem in Africa or in Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.49,0:16:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.46,0:16:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, we burn them and it is\Na lost work because we have
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.40,0:16:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already bought them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.70,0:16:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.04,0:16:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: All those popular\Nbrands in the crowded markets,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.50,0:16:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elizabeth Cline\Nhas seen them, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.27,0:16:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's been to Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.61,0:16:52.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> There are a lot of different\Ncompanies around the world that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.41,0:16:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are working on textile recycling\Nin the truest sense of the word,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.78,0:16:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's really in\Nthe very early stages.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.35,0:17:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it stays in the United\NStates or if it ends up in
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.12,0:17:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Africa, ultimately it is\Ngoing to end up in the landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.79,0:17:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: We tell H&M\Nabout this Kenyan market
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.26,0:17:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all the fires.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.79,0:17:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They say its middle man\NI:CO, which handles pickup and
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.90,0:17:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distribution of their bins,\Nhas really high standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.93,0:17:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they are still working\Non building a better tracking
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.54,0:17:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,system so this\Ndoesn'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: 0,0:17:30.38,0:17:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they make the tee-shirt,\Nthey sell the tee-shirt,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.22,0:17:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tee-shirt comes back, they\Nhave to recycle that tee-shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.46,0:17:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can't put it in a\Nthird world country.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.69,0:17:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> As far as South\NAfrica is concerned,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.46,0:17:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we banned secondhand clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.23,0:17:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> When a country\Nsurvives on secondhand things,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.50,0:17:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secondhand clothes, it means\Nthere's something wrong with
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.57,0:17:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that system.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.97,0:17:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Threatening the survival of\Nthe local textiles industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.37,0:17:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: And now many\Nof those countries
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.24,0:17:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are fighting back.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.91,0:17:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,East African countries sent\Nthe world a message recently.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.14,0:18:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't want our\Nhand-me-downs and
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.28,0:18:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tried to ban them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.85,0:18:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their government said\Nit was destroying
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.35,0:18:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their own textile market.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.38,0:18:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Secondhand clothes are\Nquite cheap and any manufactured
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.59,0:18:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,textile would not be\Nable to compete with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.03,0:18:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: And despite\Neverything you just watched,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.40,0:18:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cline says H&M group is a\Nfrontrunner in
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.23,0:18:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustainability efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.00,0:18:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Compared to other\Nbrands, they are leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.04,0:18:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know what that says\Nabout the rest of the fashion
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.07,0:18:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,industry, that a fast\Nfashion chain is
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.11,0:18:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the top of that list.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.68,0:18:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just know that your textile\Nwaste is an environmental issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.58,0:18:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Textile waste in landfills\Nis one of the fastest growing
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.65,0:18:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,categories of waste, and\Nit's such an easy thing to do
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.75,0:18:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something about.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.12,0:18:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: So what should you\Ndo with all your old clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.22,0:18:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answers, coming right up.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.36,0:18:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have a story you\Nwant us to investigate?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.80,0:18:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Write to us, Marketplace@cbc.ca.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.07,0:18:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.80,0:19:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> The high cost of\Nfashion on your "Marketplace."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.01,0:19:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you ever impulse buy?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.41,0:19:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Absolutely.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.68,0:19:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: What was the last\Nthing you bought that now you
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.28,0:19:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see, and you're like,\N"What was I thinking?"
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.38,0:19:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Clothing always.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.78,0:19:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: On average, we buy\Nalmost 70 clothing items
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.85,0:19:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:19:17.19,0:19:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What did you buy?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.12,0:19:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> A lot of stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.79,0:19:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Did\Nyou need anything?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.96,0:19:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> No.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.16,0:19:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Just looking around\Nand you bought a few things.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.03,0:19:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yes, I bought lots of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.16,0:19:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leggings, shirts,\Nsocks, underwear.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.53,0:19:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Most of these\Nstyles will end up trashed
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.74,0:19:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.50,0:19:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast fashion is a big\Npart of the problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.14,0:19:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't have to buy in.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.68,0:19:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is 50%\Npolyester, 50% cotton.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.42,0:19:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really hard to separate\Nthose fibers and make new stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.95,0:19:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> You bet.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.18,0:19:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Do you know how\Nmany litres of water goes into
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.72,0:19:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making a single pair of jeans?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.36,0:19:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost 4,000 litres.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.59,0:19:53.02,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,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.16,0:19:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: And sometimes\Njust seeing the waste
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.40,0:20:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes 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: 0,0:20:03.80,0:20:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> They want to look\Nat the cute things,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.80,0:20:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that look good but\Nnot necessarily good quality.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.87,0:20:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> We have to-- we try to teach\Nthem to use their stuff until
Dialogue: 0,0:20:10.81,0:20:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's worn out.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.38,0:20:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Speaking of\Nwaste and consumption,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.91,0:20:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've still got my bag of\Nclothes to get rid of.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.18,0:20:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't really know where\Nthe best place is to go
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.09,0:20:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.19,0:20:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think people at home who\Nsee this are probably going to
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.19,0:20:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the same question.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.49,0:20:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Some people like\Nto swap the clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.99,0:20:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that's the\Nfirst line of defence.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.66,0:20:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's in really\Ngood condition,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.30,0:20:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can take them to\Na consignment store.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.93,0:20:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also donate to\Na reputable charity.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.64,0:20:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do your research on who\Nyou're giving your clothing to.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.24,0:20:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't buy so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.38,0:20:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: So bottom line,\Nwhen it comes to your used
Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.18,0:20:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clothing, don't throw it away,\Ntry and give it to somebody who
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.38,0:20:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can actually use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.65,0:20:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, girls, does\Nanybody need a tee-shirt?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.25,0:20:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, you sure?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.89,0:20:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black dress pants?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.22,0:21:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hardly ever wore them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.73,0:21:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is cool, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.79,0:21:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zipper in the back.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.99,0:21:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I think I'm okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.20,0:21:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Any chance you\Nwant to return yours and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.30,0:21:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take these ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.30,0:21:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> No, thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.30,0:21:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: They're a\Nsize small.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:08.30,0:21:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wore them, like, twice.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.37,0:21:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> No, thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.37,0:21:11.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: No?\N>> No.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.67,0:21:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Do any of you need\Na pair of pajama pants or know
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.07,0:21:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone who might want these?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.57,0:21:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I'll take them.\N>> Charlsie: Tee shirt?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.21,0:21:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I'll take them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.31,0:21:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Any chance\Nyou want a pair of Levi's?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.44,0:21:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Sure, size 6, me.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.98,0:21:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Awesome!\N>> Awesome.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.22,0:21:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: There you go\Nand they won't go
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.22,0:21:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to landfill this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.22,0:21:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> No.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.89,0:21:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Charlsie: Maybe there is\Nno perfect solution to this
Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.36,0:21:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,complicated problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.92,0:21:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if there's something I've\Nlearned throughout this process,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.42,0:21:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that there is\Nsomething I can do and,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:36.56,0:21:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me, that will\Nmean buying less.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.83,0:21:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ ♪♪ ]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.83,0:21:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Announcer: A special, year\Nlong Marketplace investigation.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.14,0:21:50.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go undercover,\Ninside nursing homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.71,0:21:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I was...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.08,0:21:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Announcer: Families\Nfighting for better care.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.51,0:21:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Die, die...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.68,0:21:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Woman: My poor mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.92,0:22:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Announcer: Has long term care\Nreached a crisis point?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.89,0:22:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Oh, we're\Nway past that.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.79,0:22:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we've been\Nin crisis for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.12,0:22:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> If this happened\Nin a day care,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.19,0:22:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that day care would be\Nshut down in five minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.36,0:22:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Announcer:\NHow to fight for better care,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.90,0:22:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the next Marketplace.