Environmental Disaster Video
Where do most of the clothes we donate to charity end up?
What are "landfills"?
(bonus points if mention the shore)
How many jobs have allegedly been created by the local used-clothing dealer's association?
What is "around 2.5 million"?
Why do products of fast fashion often come at low prices?
What is "they are poor quality and exploit workers"?
After approximately how many uses are clothes thrown away?
What is "between 7 and 10"?
What is upcycling?
What is "repurposing old garments into new products"?
What are "tentacles"?
What are "tangles masses of clothing that get trapped deep into the sand"?
Why does Aisha Iddrisu feel like she has no choice but to work in these harsh conditions?
What is "because she needs the money to support her children"?
50 billion items of clothing are produced every year. True of False?
False. 100 billion items of clothing are produced each year.
True or False? 2.6 million tons of returned clothes ended up in landfills in 2020 in the US.
What is "true"?
What is green-washing?
What is "misleading publicity by an organization trying to present an environmentally responsible public image"?
Why has traditional African clothing become less common?
What is "it has become too expensive for everyday wear"?
What are Accra's Kantamanto Markets?
What is "West Africa's biggest second-hand clothing exchange"?
Around how many liters of water does it take to produce one kilogram of cotton? (best guess wins)
What is "20,000 liters"?
What percent of global waste water is the fashion industry responsible for? (best guess wins)
What is "20%"?
What are ways we can be more sustainable with our clothing?
What are "buying fewer, higher quality items, buying second hand, re/upcycling, etc."?
How do we see this market creating tension within the community?
What is "competition between friends to get the best pieces of clothing and to get the most out of their money"?
Around what percent of clothing is deemed poor quality and worthless on arrival, then dumped in landfills?
What is "around 40 percent"?
80% of apparel is made by women ages __?
What is "18-24"?
What take 80 to 800 times longer to decompose than natural fibers?
What are "synthetic fibers"?
What percent of clothing is reused and recycled globally?
What is "less than 1%"?
Out of a bale of 200 pieces of clothing, how many did one of the retailers find to be of good quality?
What is "7 pieces"?
Around how many used garments pour into Accra every week from the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia every week?
What is "around 15 million"?
What is synthetic clothing?
What is "apparel like polyester, nylon, and spandex, which are created through chemical processes rather than from natural sources like plants or animals"?
What country produces the most fashion waste? USA, China, Italy, or India?
What is "China"?
The equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes is burned or dumped in a landfill every ___?
What is "EVERY SECOND!!"