Garmet industry quiz

Question 1

How big is the mountain of rotting discarded clothing in Accra?

Answer 1

30ft mountain

Question 2

What types of clothing items are casted off?

Answer 2

trousers, tops and dresses from stores such as h&m and m&s

Question 3

Who is a major recipient of the UK’s second hand clothing?

Answer 3

Ghana

Question 4

how long has Ghana enjoyed a flourishing second hand clothing market?

Answer 4

more than half a century

Question 5

who is one of the largest second hand clothing market in the world?

Answer 5

Kantamanto

Question 6

What happens without a system in place to recycle second hand clothing?

Answer 6

40% of the used clothing ends up in landfills

Question 7

how many tons of second hand clothing end up being discarded a day?

Answer 7

50 tons

Question 8

When was Ghanas second hand market in its infancy?

Answer 8

during the 60’s

Question 9

What does Obroni W’awu mean?

Answer 9

dead white mans clothes

Question 10

What gives the second hand clothing no resell value?

Answer 10

the bad quality

Question 11

Who is the second biggest exporter of seconds hand clothing?

Answer 11

Uk

Question 12

What types of clothing are the biggest problem?

Answer 12

cheap single use items, personalized t-shirts, sports tops

Question 13

How many items of clothing arrive in Kantamanto every week via the Ghanian port of team?

Answer 13

15 million items of clothing

Question 14

How much do the bales of clothing weigh?

Answer 14

50 to 100 kgs

Question 15

How much are the bales sold?

Answer 15

between 80-100

Question 16

How many stall holders are there?

Answer 16

5000

Question 17

what happens to clothes donated to charity shops?

Answer 17

staff selects clothing of good quality to be re-sold in the store, the rest is sold on second hand clothing stores or recycling firms

Question 18

what percentage of the UK’s used clothing is sent overseas contributing to a worldwide second had trade?

Answer 18

70%

Question 19

who is the worlds second largest exporter of used clothing?

Answer 19

the UK

Question 20

what is the biggest problem of this industry?

Answer 20

it is unregulated

Question 21

how have some African countries improved their situation?

Answer 21

placed high import duty on second hand clothing, making the industry less attractive

Question 22

what does Uganda do?

Answer 22

place inspectors to examine imported clothes before signing them off

Question 23

What items are sent to be recycled in the UK?

Answer 23

ITEMS WITH RIPS, TEARS, BUTTONS MISSION OR PERMANENT MARKS

Question 24

What happens to cashmere and lambswool items?

Answer 24

sent to be re-spun

Question 25

What happens to synthetic fabrics?

Answer 25

can be cut, too be used as rags in the cleaning industry, -Shredded and used as insulation for cars and mattresses

Question 26

who do some traders pay?

Answer 26

-pay local government to collect -informal collectors to take clothing away

Question 27

What happens to half of the clothing that passes by kantamanto?

Answer 27

goes straight to the landfill

Question 28

what material is woven into two thirds of our clothing?

Answer 28

plastic

Question 29

What percentage of clothing is made from synthetic fibers, elastane, nylon or acrylic?

Answer 29

69%

Question 30

What is the most common material of all fiber production?

Answer 30

polyester most common at 52%

Question 31

What have we've been lead to believe about recycled and sustainable materials?

Answer 31

they are synonymous

Question 32

What is the most common recycled substitute for virgin synthetics?

Answer 32

polyethylene terephthalate bottles pet bottles

Question 33

What percent of fashion brands aim to source polyester from recycled bottles?

Answer 33

85%

Question 34

by how much can recycled polyester reduce emissions compared to virgin polyester?

Answer 34

32%

Question 35

In what percentage of products does nike use recycled polyester?

Answer 35

60%

Question 36

To what percentage have 70 brands committed to increase the share of recycled polyester?

Answer 36

to 45% by 2025

Question 37

how many times can pet bottles be recycled?

Answer 37

at least 10 times

Question 38

the appeal industry is moving from a closed loop to what?

Answer 38

a linear system

Question 39

converting plastic from bottles into clothing accelerates its path to what?

Answer 39

to the landfill

Question 40

what percent of clothes are recycled into new fibers?

Answer 40

less than 1%

Question 41

how much more clothes did people buy in 2014 compared to 2000?

Answer 41

60% more but kept is half as long