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TEXTILE MOUNTAIN: The Hidden Burden of our Fashion Waste

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (IST), Documentary Filmmaker Fellipe Lopes and Producer Catriona Rogerson will host a preview of their new documentary TEXTILE MOUNTAIN: The Hidden Burden of our Fashion Waste

Below is an abstract of its press release:

We in Europe throw away 2 million tonnes of textiles each year. But do we know what happens to our clothing when we donate them to charity shops and textile recycling banks?

Up to 70% of our donated clothing are baled, sold and exported overseas to sub-Saharan Africa for re-sale in local markets. This short documentary looks at the ‘afterlife’ of our clothes, tracing our donated garments from textile recycling banks in Europe to landfills and waterways in the Global South. It encourages us to rethink how we make, wear and reuse our clothes for a more sustainable future for all.
It’s time to #SlowDownFashion – we need to think before we buy!

Register to watch!

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-week-advance-screening-talk-textile-mountain-tickets-104951033366

After the screening, join film maker Fellipe Lopes and Caitriona Rogerson to discuss some of the issues raised in the documentary, and explore how YOU can use the medium of film as a powerful tool for change.

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