Chilean organizations give new life to fashion leftovers

STORY: Chilean organizations are giving new life to

discarded clothes that end up in the Atacama desert

Location: Santiago, Chile

One group works with vulnerable youth,

transforming clothes into tote bags

(Diego Trincado, Chile Director, Adventist Development and Relief Agency)

"It was shocking to be able to go through the clothes situated there and see the amount of clothes in that place, along with the volunteers who were there. We were unearthing clothes that came from other countries, some with labels and we saw that we had a job and something to do there.”

Location: Iquique, Chile

Another initiative turns the garments into

fashion pieces that seek to highlight sustainability