Did you know that our tiny island generated 137,000 tonnes of fashion waste in 2020 alone? Only 6,000 tonnes of that is recycled while the remaining 131,000 tonnes (the weight of 11,000+ double-decker buses!) is incinerated.
Renew Earth Sweat Shop is a response (by Post Museum and artist Veronyka Lau) to this sobering and somewhat embarrassing fact. It’s a participatory art project aimed at creating a community around sorting, breaking down and remaking waste right here on our own shores – our waste, our responsibility.
Scroll through the pics and captions to learn more and visit the pop-up showcase at Temasek Shophouse, from now till 30 September.
You can also learn how to make your own upcycled fashion items at these free workshops:
Industrial Repair Workshops (2 hours)
Saturday & Sunday, 11 & 12 September and 25 & 26 September
12 – 2pm or 2:30 – 4:30 pm
PATCHWORKERS UNITE! (1 hour)
Daily until 30 September 2021 (except on 11, 12, 25 & 26 September), various time slots.
You can register for these workshops at https://bit.ly/3gvy0Td.
