00:00432,901 metric tons.
00:06That's how much fabric Malaysians threw away in 2021.
00:11To put it in perspective, that amount of fabric, which makes up 31% of the nation's total
00:16waste, is equivalent in weight to 43,290 empty MRT trains.
00:22And Cloth Circularity, which advocates for textile and fabric recycling, believes the
00:27reason why there is so much textile waste is due to the lack of fabric recycling bins.
00:32Malaysians are aware, but you know what's the problem?
00:36Accessibility to the recycling facility.
00:39Developed countries, I'll just give you an example.
00:41In France, for every 2,000 people in France, there would be one fabric bin.
00:48Co-founder Nik Suzila Hassan suggested placing the collection bins near residential areas,
00:53malls and petrol stations.
00:56Cloth Circularity is also doing its part in reducing fabric waste by organizing upcycling
01:01initiatives with Lifeline Clothing Malaysia.
01:03They came up with a lot of products whereby these products are mixed materials between
01:09denims and it can be from silk or cheongsam or sari and a lot of others, even batik.
01:16Batik is one of the most popular items that is mixed together with denims.
01:21Andrew Jackson, who leads Lifeline Clothing's business development, said Malaysians should
01:25give more thought to the materials being used to produce their clothes.
01:29I don't expect everybody in the world to turn around tomorrow and say, hey, okay, we're
01:34no longer going to buy fast fashion, we're only going to buy organic cotton clothes,
01:41for instance, or upcycled clothes.
01:43If we could just consider what we're buying and how we can make that difference, like
01:49personally, yeah, that would definitely make a big difference.
01:54Johnny Trager-Rizzo, FMT News.
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