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Every garment has a story that begins long before it reaches our closet. Growing or manufacturing its fibers, dyeing them, transporting them, and disposing of them consumes water and energy, generates emissions, and can release polluting substances.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the textile industry produces between 2% and 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Around 92 million tons of textile waste are generated worldwide each year.

But clothes do not have to be disposable.

Exchanging, repairing, transforming, and reusing a garment extends its life and reduces the need to produce something new. Upcycling invites us to look at what already exists with new eyes: not as waste, but as material, memory, and possibility.

Getting dressed is a necessity. Choosing how to do it can also be an act of care.

When what we throw away doesn't disappear

The Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the most visible symbols of the impact of fast fashion. Large quantities of used clothing and commercial surplus arrive in the Tarapacá region; what cannot be sold can end up abandoned or burned in illegal landfills near local communities.

It is not just a Chilean problem. It is the visible result of a global chain based on producing, buying, and discarding faster and faster.

To learn about the case of Chile

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These organizations work to transform our relationship with clothing, promote circularity, and demand a more responsible industry.