Up-cycling, in simple words isBest out of Waste, which we Indians are following doing and have learnt from childhood at a small scale, as a fun activity or a part of project. But now it’s more corporatized and across the world industry is accepting, adopting this con- cept for environment friendly world, to reduce waste or waste reuse in more effective way with a beautiful fashion statement.
World over it is still new and in its nascent stage as compared to recycling.Up cycling not only required creativity to produce new creative piece from waste material , but also needs right sourc- ing of the waste from industry , NGO, etc. Across the value chain waste needs to be processed and assembledin terms of each piece of fabrics, yarns, garments being conscious of chemicals and field residue etc. in a more usable and meaningful way.
Treating waste material to make recycled products or making products out of waste with up- cycled value added attributes, both are important. Many developed countries already are en- couraging this step and corporate, small brands are moving to- wards thismaking mark of such trends in the world. For few fast fashion brands, un- sold garments is a waste, which is thrown to garbage rather than selling on discount, for just to keep the brand image intact, this is real insult of prosperity and waste of useful resources which are put in from field to retail; all efforts are wasted , if garment is not worn by human beings.
Up-cycling garments / used garments with value addition is not a new trend in the world;world over poor nations are already us- ing used garments from developed nationsfor years. Up-cycling is a trend among youth, making DIY creative garments from old clothes is youth mantra. During and after Covid-19, Up- cyclin- gis a new trend, as sitting at home people are becoming more creative with their old stuff and are making some useful stuffs.
In this issue we are focusing on Up- cycling trends, please share your feedback.
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