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

Recently, the use of
second
-hand clothing is enormous among the youth. While there are multiple motives for
this
advancement, I believe
this
is
positive
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development in our times to enhance
individual’s
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total wellbeing. One of the reasons why our youngsters utilise used clothing is environmental education. Unlike the previous years, scientific knowledge these children gain from
school
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concerning the state of our planet and its effects on humanity
encourage
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them to follow
this
pathway.
Second
-hand clothing is included in the wastes that endangered our sea creatures and pollute rivers being the main sources of
portable
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water for many nationalities around the globe. These younger
generation
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are aware that wearing apparels already used but in good condition will help save the earth from the above-mentioned problems. A documentary
shown
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on ABC a while
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demonstrate
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how aquatic animals are dying due to being wrapped by
second
-hand
wears
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that finished in the sea. Another area is technological advancement.
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, various
researches
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have made recycling possible and used
cloths
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clothes
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could be turned into other fashionable
wears
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which will attract our young ones to buy. No doubt their popularity has
increases
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nowadays.
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, I
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that
this
is a positive development for our little ones. Economically it saves them a lot of money.
Second
-hand clothing is cheaper and affordable, some people even give it out free of charge. Times are hard and people want to save money for other essential things like payment of electricity and rent or go on
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holyday
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holiday
for relaxation. Natural resources
such
cotton
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and wool are
also
preserved since goods are not processed from the scratch. With
reduction
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the reduction
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in cloth
manufacture
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carbon
emittion
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emission
into the atmosphere from factories will
minimised
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drastically, preventing excessive drought and floods facing mankind. In conclusion, being conscious of the effect of used
wears
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have
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has
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enlightened our current generation to re-use
cloths
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clothes
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, and
this
is
a
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huge progress to protect humanity and aquatic life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cost-effective
  • environmental impact
  • sustainable alternatives
  • fast fashion
  • vintage
  • mainstream fashion
  • individuality
  • social media influencers
  • celebrities
  • promoting sustainability
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