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How does banning the import of secondhand clothing reduce waste? Unless you can prevent westerners from getting rid of clothes in the first place this really s
by only_as_i_fall 5y ago
How does banning the import of secondhand clothing reduce waste?
Unless you can prevent westerners from getting rid of clothes in the first place this really seems like paying people to dig and refill holes. Work for the sake of work.
- cryptonym 5y agoI didn't mention banning import of secondhand clothing, so I leave it to you. One way to prevent "westerner" from getting rid of clothes is by having them buying quality products at a fair price, including waste treatment. Now how that would be implemented, no idea. We all know any change will have side effects as we are in a complex economy and that doesn't mean we cannot try. Just to keep the discussion open on reducing waste, some random ideas: tax fast-fashion, ban disposable clothes, prevent waste export (non-wearable clothes qualify as waste).
- only_as_i_fall 5y agoOk, but this is literally a thread about how cheap second hand clothes coming from western countries affect the local industries of African nations so I don't really know what you're on about
- cryptonym 5y ago> Unless you can prevent westerners from getting rid of clothes in the first place I tried to reply on this. It sounds like you are oversimplifying this to cheap second hand clothes. This is also about pure waste and landfills. How people are profiting from clothes donated to charities, hurting local businesses, keeping local population in poverty and creating an environmental disaster.