Andreas Dwi Putra Soegiarto (FoS), Cheng Sher Min (FoE), Ng Han Xiang Nick (FoE), Ng Yu Xiang Nowell (FoE), Tan Kai Hin (FoE)
Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
Fast fashion is a phenomenon where apparel designs rapidly change to capture current trends. The high demand for such clothing is high, and greater consumption leads to higher disposal of these garments. In Singapore, only 8% of 156700 tonnes of clothes are being recycled in 2015. Textile waste is a significant environmental problem. Our initial studies indicate that current platforms for clothes recycling have low outreach. Therefore, we aim to explore reducing textile waste by clothing exchange through an online platform. The same platform will also educate visitors on the harmful effects of textile waste. A Facebook group was created to encourage people to trade and donate their clothes as well as to have greater awareness about the impacts of huge textile disposal. The group comprise of mainly young adults as they are the main age group that discard the most textiles. We are also collaborating with NUSSAVE to provide them with the donated clothes we collected through our platform. Success of the project will be measure through the participation rate of our Facebook platform and also by measuring the increase in awareness of textile waste through our education measures by conducting surveys.
Keywords: Culture and Lifestyle Trends, Responsible Consumption, Fast Fashion, Social Media, Clothes exchange