Trashion Iceberg

 

ICEBERG UAS

 

 

 

 

 

1.      NIKEN DWI WAHYUNI                 20.03.52.0018

2.      REIHANESA PUTRI                       20.03.52.0026

3.      PHILIA GINA K.M.                         20.03.52.0029

4.      MUHAMMAD RAVELINO            20.03.52.0041

 

ENGLISH LITERATURE

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

STIKUBANK UNIVERSITY (STIKUBANK)  SEMARANG

I.                   INTRODUCTION

The increasing level of global warming on earth makes various groups throughout the country vie to find the best solution to save this beloved earth that is getting old and frail. Not a few organizations are moving to participate and help the governments of their respective countries campaign for the importance of saving the earth from the threat of global warming. One solution that is very aggressively proclaimed is the green education program. Of course, there are many parties, both individuals and groups of people who have a high passion for saving this earth. One of them is waste management, which is increasing in number every day. We may be helped to some extent by the presence of garbage scavengers who want to be involved in the world of waste and recycling waste so that it can be worth a rupiah. Unfortunately, not many people are willing to become scavengers. For any reason! To address this, of course, we as part of the earth's society must be able to recycle our household waste. To avoid piles of garbage that cause an unpleasant odor and a lot of non-biodegradable waste, we must be able to process it properly. Burning trash is not a recommended action to take. The best way is by recycling or known as recycling.

Excessive and irresponsible consumer consumption over the last few decades can be considered one of the main drivers of global warming. The unethical and unsustainable practices of overconsumption have led to environmental pollution and the destruction of natural resources. The fashion industry has been criticized for promoting fast consumption of clothing and accessories to further their interests. The resources needed to produce one kilogram of cotton include 7000 to 29,000 liters of water and about 1 kilogram of oil. Still, the average consumer is generally oblivious to these figures when discarding a garment made with cotton just because the style has become outdated.

Some of the oversized clothing MNCs produce more than half a billion garments per year and about 14.3 million tons of textile/garments were sent to landfills in one year in the US alone. Many garments that do not sell at retail stores are sent to secondhand shops, where only 20 to 30 percent of the clothing is resold. The US EPA estimates that an average person throws away 70lb of clothing every year and the incineration of synthetic textile fibers led to 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emission.

 

 

 

 

II.                BACKGROUND

1. What were taken in the case?

2. Were these actions the most appropriate and why?

3. Were there any consequences of the action?

4. Was anything omitted or not considered?

5. What do fashion designers think about trashion?

6. What is the goal of trashion?

 

1. In this study, we take trashion as an example of a case that we will discuss. Trashion is an abbreviation of trash and fashion which means changing fashion waste into new fashion. They utilize fashion waste as the main raw material and eliminate or reduce fashion waste that accumulates every day. This waste will be used as a new fashion by designers who are focused on fashion waste management.

From the several articles we read, there were articles that focused on the fashion waste management program. The program focuses on waste management which engages students and artists to become knowledgeable about issues related to landfills through fashion and artistic design. The program described by the originator is interdisciplinary in nature, where participating designers attend a series of programs and workshops.

 

2. This action is considered appropriate, this case uses the 5S method (reduce, reuse, recycle, replace and replant). By implementing the 5R method, it is expected that fashion waste that has accumulated can be handled properly. It is hoped that this trend of trashion will reduce global warming over time.

 

3. Even though things are running smoothly, there are some people who are reluctant to use "trash", because they are considered dirty goods. They don't want to take the risk of using someone else's used goods. In addition to the hygiene factor, trashion makes local clothing industries that release new clothes compete because trashion users prefer to use old fashion which usually has well-known brands.

 

4. In this case there are many considerations that must be considered. Cleanliness of trashion waste is the main thing before processing it back into fashion. Organizing a program with the theme "trashion" must also be in line with the target market, the originator is expected to be able to explain in detail and in detail the purpose of trashion and how it is processed. So they can be interested in the program.

 

5. Some designers argue that trashion is a way to reduce fashion waste. As Sheryl Tng commented “trashion has an environmental and innovation scope that encourages people to be bold with their choices. A trend that lists 'garbage' as a cultural directive that will remain in social consciousness for some time to come. Trashion always has a place in our lives both now and in the long term. All it takes is a little conscious effort and creativity to make it happen.”

 

6. The purpose of the "trashion" trend is to reduce fashion waste and to attract the interest of the younger generation to be as creative as possible through art. Trashion also has the goal of making useless things useful and increasing the selling price of the trash.

 

Trashion is something that can be done by all ages. It is expected that the originators of the idea of “trashion” have knowledge about waste piles and can express it through fashion and design. Trashion is also expected to encourage people to start minimizing fashion waste.

 

III.             IMAGE

Global Warming is happening, and a lot of is caused by one of them being garbage from used clothes to causing mountains of fashion waste so global warming is happening now. From the fashion waste itself, some people started to come up with selling ideas in the form of used clothes that were rewashed and resold. Trashion itself has received support from people who understand global warming. Fashion has a bad impact on the global warming process. The waste generated during fashion production is discharged into rivers or seas and causes pollution that is dangerous for the survival of the creatures that live in it. Fashion products that are no longer used/interested in will also be thrown away and become very difficult to recycle waste.

Trashion has a good impact, meaning that we implement the 3R principle (reduce, reuse, recycle) by reusing clothes that are still in good condition. Also, the price is cheaper and the quality of the clothes is relatively good. And tend to be more durable because it has survived one life cycle from the previous owner. Allowing buyers to express themselves with fashion creatively and by their tastes. Because it is very possible that the clothes being sold are not the type of clothing that is currently popular at a certain time. However, this is a challenge for buyers to mix and match the fashion they find.

 

IV.             CONCLUSION

 

Trashion or thrifting is a way that people nowadays do to prevent or reduce the effect of global warming. It reduce the ‘trash’ or the residual from fashion industry. The biggest reason why thrifting popular is because there are people that is not able to buy new clothes so they have to buy used clothes that is cheaper or more affordable for them. Its also an alternative way to resell the used high-end or branded product or you want to look fashionable but also helping the environment.

This action has been done for years and but became more popular for the last few decade. It gave a good impact for the environment because it means that people are more open and realize how much the global warming worsen each year. In Indonesia, you can see that its so popular among the youth. You will see numerous thrift shop on the side of the road. The government even put some event for thriftier to gather and shop in one place. It shows that Indonesia accepted the idea of thrift or trashion. Unknowingly, thrifting has become an unwritten culture among the Indonesian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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