Advocates of Environment in Action!

Students from the Environmental Studies course at NUS collecting second hand clothes

Taking a stroll through UTown at NUS, I passed by a booth set manned by students in the same course as me to promote being green while staying fashionable. What they have decided to do was to collect second hand clothes from students, in exchange for a coupon per clothing item. After a few days of collection, they would then set up a mini bazaar with all the clothes collected. Students can then use the coupons to "buy" clothes. Having no uniform in university, I go through my wardrobe very quickly and get bored of my choices fast. So, I feel that this was a very interesting way of promoting reuse of clothes because it allowed the students to refresh their wardrobe without paying a cent!

A closer look a their poster

Their poster is quite eye-catching, with not too many words, making it easy to read. Although they did provide a couple of feasible solutions, I feel that they did not provide sufficient information about how not being "fashionably green" would affect the environment. Students then may not be compelled to take action.