The partnership between Usha and the Sewaj Neesim Foundation is empowering women and giving old uniforms a new identity, a new purpose, and a new pride
Students of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad are working on a design project wherein they are repurposing old clothes, giving a new life to second-hand clothes, scraps of cloth and textile waste
The denim waste was a huge bother for Pooja Malhotra and Prerna Anand. So much so that they both left comfortable jobs of almost 20 years to start the social enterprise, Rejean
Founded by Akanksha Kaila Akashi, Refash is a platform that brings together all brands providing upcycled clothes and accessories
Textile waste arrives in Panipat from Kandla port in Gujarat where shipping containers bring in worn, discarded clothes from across the world
MotherQuilts has a campaign called Make Your Quilt (MYQ) where people can bring old sarees with memories to turn them into warm comforting quilts
Share At Door Step (SADS) collects discarded clothes and other items right from your doorstep and distributes them to over 135 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who in turn take them to those who need the most
The Sewaj Neesim Foundation upcycles old military uniforms into articles of use like bags and caps, among others
Blind People's Association has been involved in upcycling and reusing old clothes as a way to promote sustainability and also generate income for the disabled individuals
In 2014, Sajan Veerr Abrol, founded the not-for-profit organisation, Clothes Box Foundation, with the idea of making clothes accessible to those in need
26-year-old Ishita Aggarwal gives a new lease of life too old sneakers by simply painting them
Through her start-up Dwij, Soumya Annapurna Kalluri has been able to upcycle more than 6,000 pairs of denim into fashionable bags, accessories, clutches, and items of daily utility
Rimagined by Shailaja Rangarajan was started in 2016 with the idea of sustainable consumption. Rimagined upcycled waste into useful products like bags
'The Second Life', a purpose-driven brand by Raahul Khadaliya upcycles discarded tyre tubes into stylish bags that cost anywhere between Rs. 3000 to Rs. 5000 depending on the sizes
'I Was A Sari', a brand founded by Stefano Funari gives a new lease of life to old sarees and offers a line of upcycled fashion products by taking an eco-ethical approach
Sibling duo Rini Mehta and Rohan Mehta set up Pitara, meaning treasure box in Hindi, to upcycle old sarees into aesthetically pleasing products like bags that suit the modern lifestyle
Founded by Shriyans Bhandari and Ramesh Dhami, Greensole recycles discarded shoes into comfortable footwear and keeps them from ending up in landfills.
Reusing clothes, giving employment opportunities to women, and bridging a gap between the urban and the rural - Goonj's effort is a perfect example of clothes with a conscience
Meet Meenakshi Sharma, Founder of Use Me Works, who converts discarded clothes into useful items like bags and decorative items
To contain the spread of the novel coronavirus among communities, Chintan, a Delhi based non-governmental organisation (NGO) is making homemade masks
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