Global Seed Grant Activity Board

[Upcycle Nepal] “Upcycling and recycling waste fabrics into useable products”.

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작성자
Pushpa Sthapit
작성일
2021-07-25 21:25
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Project Description

Our project includes us collecting, disinfecting, washing, segregating, upcycling, and recycling the fabrics. We will be renting a space and constructing an upcycled store in the heart of Kathmandu valley for the collection of clothes. We plan to collect an estimated 100 tons of clothes in 6 months of the project and in the process also create products that can be used in daily life ensuring no fabrics goes to waste. We will even use scrap fabrics to create recycled black cotton to make sitting mats at a reasonable price for everyone to afford and use.

Project Progress Up to Now

Unfortunately due to the lockdown in Nepal from May through June, we couldn’t achieve a lot of the plans we had prepared. Also, the amount of clothes we hoped to collect has been hampered due to the same reason, as it could cause the virus to spread even more. So, we have had to take extra precautions and steps to properly manage the collection and segregation of clothes. The lockdown eased down at the end of June and the beginning of July, and from then, we have carried out the following tasks:
  • Fabrics collection from 10 locations, totaling a weight of 2500 KGs.
  • Rented a place to carry out our collection work and showcase our products.
  • Hired a freelance marketing person for the offline promotion of the place, which will be finished by the starting of August.
  • An intern/trainee has been hired to handle some social media posts and updates.
  • Got in touch with a freelance designer, who will also be available in August for training.
  • Segregated and sanitized collected clothes for upcycling and recycling purposes.
These were some of the works that have been carried out after the lockdown eased in Nepal.

Project Plan Forward

Most of our major plans still have to be carried out, which include the following:
  • Completing the construction of the store for interaction with the customers and for events such as collection and donations of fabrics.
  • Purchasing sewing machines.
  • Training with an external freelance designer for better and more finished products.
  • Recycling the collected clothes into by-products from recycled cotton.
  • Upcycling the fabrics that can be used to make utility products.
  • Running a donation event of wearable clothes for the people in need.
  • Collecting clothes and fabrics from different households and offices.
  • Offline marketing with pillar boards in the space rented.
  • Online marketing for collection of fabrics from Kathmandu Valley.
  • Carrying out sales whenever possible.
These are some of the pictures of our project progress so far as of now. They are from the collection, sanitization, and segregation of clothes that have been collected.