Did you know…
that we have enough clothes on the planet for the next 6 generations?
The fashion industry produces 92 million tonnes of waste every year.
Which countries produce the most textile waste?
Even though consumers for fast fashion are dominated by certain countries, many times it is the countries that produce the clothes that have to bear the burden of the environmental impacts.
80% of Cambodian exports are textiles.
Cambodia has >550 garment factories.
Cambodia supports the global demand for textiles and pays with environmental impacts
20% of waste in the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers are textiles
60% of waste in landfills are textiles
Our Solution
Each garment our designers remake is a vehicle for awareness of the fashion industry's impact in our community and globally.
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1. Rescue clothes from the river
We've partnered with the incredible team at everwave to deliver the clothes they've meticulously sorted from the daily trash haul.
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2. Wash them
After the clothes are sorted they will go to our center where we’ll wash them and sort them based on upcycling technique.
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3. Collaborate with young designers
Our designers then use their insane creativity to makeover the fabrics into one-of-a-kind outfits.
Zero Waste Center/Everwave
ReMade partners with everwave, a waste management startup, to upcycle post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste into fashionable clothing.
Rivers and Wildlife
We're on a mission to nurture a deep love for Cambodia's rare waterbirds around the enchanting Tonle Sap, all in the pursuit of safeguarding these beautiful creatures.
We want the trash out of their homes.
