It is not only the unrest in the world that ensures a low price. Also cheap clothes from China, fast fashion, ensures that people worldwide are less interested in second-hand clothing. Jongkind: “Because the prices of textiles from China are so cheap, people prefer to buy new clothing than second-hand.” Moreover, the clothing often breaks quickly, causing the waste mountain to grow even larger.
Bales of discarded clothing are piling up in Nieuwegein and no one wants them
