The Poverty, Inc documentary showcased many methods to combat problems within developing countries, including aid organizations and clothing companies like TOMS.<\/p>\n
As the popularity of fast fashion giants (such as H&M and Forever21) increase, people are buying more clothes and also donating clothes after one or two wears. A growing problem is what to do with recycled clothing. Without help from outside sources, a small town in India found their own\u00a0innovative way<\/a> to solve the problem and profit from it. In 2000, they began to recycle woolen garments into blankets for about $2 (significantly under market price). The practice blossomed into a $4 billion used clothing trade.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, China realized the success of woolen blanket sales and is now producing the blankets in factories–but not from recycled material. They are offering brand new blankets with a larger color selection. Those that were buying from the Indian town can now buy it brand new from Chinese manufacturers at the same price.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Poverty, Inc documentary showcased many methods to combat problems within developing countries, including aid organizations and clothing companies like TOMS. As the popularity of fast fashion giants (such as H&M and Forever21) increase, people are buying more clothes and … Continue reading