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DC320806Documentary

ドキュメント にっぽんの現場 | どこへ行く あなたの古着 ~世界に続く再生ライン~ [NHK]

|Length : 29min. |Year : 2008

Now in Japan various approaches are being taken to make use of old clothing. At clothes sorting factories, part-time workers sort through clothing coming at them on conveyor belts and divide the clothing into 130 categories for shipment to second destinations overseas. This program provides an up-close look at Japanese people's passion for fashion, the techniques of the clothing recycling industry, the obstacles standing in its way, and the efforts of the clothes sorting factories.

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