Unlocking Community Resources: Solving Scarcity from Surplus Closets
Source: The Business Times
Published on: 2026-01-14 14:25
chọcho - a technology platform aimed at unlocking underutilized resources and promoting a culture of civilized sharing . We are living in an era where materialism has reached an all-time high, yet the resulting surge in waste has reached alarming proportions. Humanity currently generates some 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, spanning everything from food and electronics to textiles. According to the Global Fashion Agenda, the world produces approximately 92 million tonnes of textile waste each year. The fashion and textile sector now accounts for between 2 per cent and 8 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and is responsible for 9 per cent of annual microplastic leakage into the oceans. The industry's environmental footprint is equally staggering: it consumes an estimated 215 trillion litres of water - equivalent to 86 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. F...
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