Philippine Designer Makes Women's Clothes Out of Waste
2022-03-23
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1Leonora Buenviaje has been making women's clothes out of waste materials, usually dresses.
2She says wearing clothes made from waste materials can be both economical and look good.
3Buenviaje is 51-years-old and from Cainta in the Philippines, about 15 kilometers east of the capital Manilla.
4To make her dresses, she uses a foot-operated sewing machine to join together the waste materials.
5These include recycled newspapers, plastic wrapping and rice sacks.
6Recycling is when something new is made from something that has been used before.
7The process Buenviaje uses to join the materials together is called sewing.
8Sewing combines two pieces of cloth or is used to repair cloth.
9She creates new and beautiful clothes women can wear.
10They are sometimes completed with a piece called a headdress that goes on top of the head.
11"The bubble wraps from delivery packages are nice looking and make for a good design, especially the black and white wraps," she said.
12Bubble wrap is a plastic product that is used to protect goods that are being delivered.
13She said white bubble wraps were good for making wedding dresses.
14The dresses sell for between $30 to $50.
15 They are used for everything from coming-of-age parties for a woman's 18th birthday, called debuts, to weddings.
16In Asia, there is plenty of waste material for Buenviaje to work with: about 80 percent of the world ocean plastic is estimated to come from Asian rivers.
17A 2021 report by Oxford University's online publication, Our World in Data, found that the Philippines is responsible for one third of Asia's ocean plastic pollution.
18"It's important to recycle or utilize used materials so we can help our earth," said Lalaine Alcalde, who buys clothes from Buenviaje.
19Buenviaje said the recycled materials used for each dress depend on what her buyers are looking for.
20She said her dresses are used in beauty competitions and are popular with young girls.
21"I get delighted whenever they win, the designs are simple but they still win," she said.
22Buenviaje hopes in-person clothing shows called fashion shows and competitions that were stopped during the pandemic will begin again soon.
23She also aims to organize fashion shows herself to show and help others find ideas to create clothing out of recycled materials.
24I'm Gregory Stachel.
1Leonora Buenviaje has been making women's clothes out of waste materials, usually dresses. She says wearing clothes made from waste materials can be both economical and look good. 2Buenviaje is 51-years-old and from Cainta in the Philippines, about 15 kilometers east of the capital Manilla. 3To make her dresses, she uses a foot-operated sewing machine to join together the waste materials. These include recycled newspapers, plastic wrapping and rice sacks. 4Recycling is when something new is made from something that has been used before. 5The process Buenviaje uses to join the materials together is called sewing. Sewing combines two pieces of cloth or is used to repair cloth. She creates new and beautiful clothes women can wear. They are sometimes completed with a piece called a headdress that goes on top of the head. 6"The bubble wraps from delivery packages are nice looking and make for a good design, especially the black and white wraps," she said. Bubble wrap is a plastic product that is used to protect goods that are being delivered. She said white bubble wraps were good for making wedding dresses. 7The dresses sell for between $30 to $50. They are used for everything from coming-of-age parties for a woman's 18th birthday, called debuts, to weddings. 8In Asia, there is plenty of waste material for Buenviaje to work with: about 80 percent of the world ocean plastic is estimated to come from Asian rivers. A 2021 report by Oxford University's online publication, Our World in Data, found that the Philippines is responsible for one third of Asia's ocean plastic pollution. 9"It's important to recycle or utilize used materials so we can help our earth," said Lalaine Alcalde, who buys clothes from Buenviaje. 10Buenviaje said the recycled materials used for each dress depend on what her buyers are looking for. 11She said her dresses are used in beauty competitions and are popular with young girls. 12"I get delighted whenever they win, the designs are simple but they still win," she said. 13Buenviaje hopes in-person clothing shows called fashion shows and competitions that were stopped during the pandemic will begin again soon. 14She also aims to organize fashion shows herself to show and help others find ideas to create clothing out of recycled materials. 15I'm Gregory Stachel. 16Adrian Portugal reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. 17__________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19dress - n. a piece of clothing for a woman or a girl that has a top part that covers the upper body and a skirt that hangs down to cover the legs 20delivery - n. the act of taking something to a person or place 21package - n. a box or large envelope that is sent or delivered usually through the mail or by another delivery service 22delighted - adj. made very happy: full of great pleasure or satisfaction 23utilize - v. to use (something) for a particular purpose 24We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.