Report on the initiative of Chambéry Métropole to fight against waste: the installation of textile collection terminals, managed by Emmaus. Chambéry Métropole wishes to reduce its waste by 7% by the end of 2015. Currently 615 tons of textiles are collected each year. With these new terminals, the agglomeration community Chambéry Métropole hopes to divert household waste 5 kg of textiles per year and per capita, or nearly 640 additional tons. The collection and processing of textiles has been entrusted to Emmaus Vêtements. Recognized in the fields of valorization and recovery, the Brotherhood of Emmaus is also a company of insertion and the development of this new market rhymes with job creation. Commentary on factual images alternating with interviews with Daniel Rochaix Vice-President waste management Chambéry Métropole, Luc Berthoud Maire de la Motte Servolex (UMP) and Lydie Pessin Director Emmaüs Vêtements.
Fashion with a vintage taste... Today, nothing is more current than wearing the old! A bag from the 70s, a dress that lived or a post-war coat, the important thing is that the garment found at the flea or thrift, reflects the imagination and creativity of the time. Every year, Lyon organizes a vintage fashion market and men also get involved! Testimonials from bargain hunters and women on how men dress and are interested in fashion.
In Toulouse, civil disobedience activists of the Extinction Rebellion group demonstrated in front of the Zara sign to denounce the polluting textile industry that benefits from the exploitation of children.
Report on the recycling of clothing and textile fibers: explanation on the recycling process of cotton fibers during a visit of a French manufacture dating from the 19th, forced to add new cotton to the recycled fiber to give it a certain resistance. Visit of a second factory that manages to recycle 100% of the fibers, according to a secret process. These clothes have a lesser impact, 98%, on the environment. Comment on factual images alternating with interviews with Frédéric Froger, Okaïdi director, Simon Châtelain, head of spinning "Manufacture française du textile" and Fabrice Lodetti, president "Filatures du Parc".
Presentation of a whole range of ephemeral fashion accessories: the canned dress, the disposable paper dress proposed by Paco RABANNE, the disposable plastic gloves but also the wedding dress of a single day.
An amendment was voted on Tuesday by deputies in the National Assembly as part of the anti-waste bill for an "environmental and social" label on clothing providing for the display of the mode of production of clothing for clothing manufacturers. On stage, the socialist deputy Dominique Potier, deputy for Meurthe and Moselle explains why he proposed this amendment and recalls that the textile is the most polluting activity, and that "It is also a social issue because there is forced labour and child labour, slavery" in the production of clothing.
Invited on stage, Arielle Levy, founder of "L'Herbe Rouge" talks about the principles of her textile company based on respect for the environment, respect for human rights and accessible prices. The garments are made of recycled fibre from old garments recovered through Emmaus classified by colour category.
In Poligny, discovery of the functioning of the association of Fight against Waste which recovers and sorts manually clothes, glass, papers, furs and cardboard recovered in their truck. Presentation of the members of the association who live in community of their work and practice the sharing of tasks
In Strasbourg, on the occasion of the big summer sale, meeting and testimonies with bargain hunters on "their bargains": purchase of sponge towels, coats for a modest price defying all competition.
In Roubaix, several companies and associations are mobilizing for sustainable development in the textile industry. Example of the company "The three knitters" manufacturing socks on demand and created by engineers of the company Ensait and the association Resilience installed in the former spinning mill Roussel, workshop employing people in reintegration created during the Covid 19 pandemic. Interview with Stéphanie Calvino, president of the association "anti_fashion" and development officer "Atelier 3r" of roubaix (north) on the importance of having a know-how in the fields of confection in France.
Le marché aux puces est devenu le lieu de prédilection de beaucoup de créateurs de mode à la recherche d'idées nouvelles... venant du passé. Aux Puces de Montreuil, Sandrine Boissinot, styliste chez Cerruti, est venue acheter pour le maître qui voulait travailler l'uniforme du légionnaire... Interview de S. Boissinot, de Nino Cerruti (expliquant que la mode est une continuité, et que dans l'ancien, il trouve des détails, un concept, un état d'esprit), et d'une vendeuse aux Puces.