In recent years, there has been a rise in the popularity of second-hand clothing amongst younger generations. Why is this happening? Do you think it’s a positive or negative development?

Recently, purchasing used clothes has become a popular

trend especially

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trend, especially

among young people. The main reason for

this

is the shortage of money and, I believe that

it

it is

it's

a positive trend as it recycles old clothes, which is beneficial for the

environment

.

To begin

with, most of the youngsters these days do not have sufficient money to buy a variety of clothes. The reason for

this

is unemployment, as they do not have a job to fulfil their desires.

Moreover

, branded clothes are mostly in high range price which makes them

unaffordable

that you have the financial means for

affordable

for the young generation and

thus

they prefer to buy the cheap rated

second

-hand outfits. To exemplify, owing to the popularity of used clothes among the youngsters, the number of

second

-hand outfit stores double in the

last

2 years in Delhi. Choosing

second

-hand clothes is a form of recycling and, in my perspective, it has a positive impact on the

environment

.

This

is because, the production of clothes and fabrics involves a usage of chemicals, water and electricity in large quantities, which gradually leads to the over-consumption of natural resources and

thus

affecting the

environment

. To illustrate, according to a survey by the ‘Time’, 60% of the chemicals and electricity consumption is done by the clothes manufacturing industries.

Therefore

, with the usage of

second

-hand clothes, the production of new ones can be minimised to some extent, helping to reduce negative impacts on the

environment

. In conclusion, more young people are choosing to buy

second

-hand clothes as they are short of

money and

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money, and

this

has a positive impact on the

environment

by reducing the need to produce and reusing of the old ones.