Jakarta, Nov. 14 -- Thrifting is often considered as a sustainable alternative to fast fashion, which contributes to waste, carbon emissions and pollution from manufacturing and the depletion of resources.

The preference to purchase second-hand clothes - instead of the new ones - is even popular among generation Z for its unique style, budget-friendly and trend to counter overconsumption.

However, thrifting actually creates a new problem with more than 70 percent of donated clothes end up in Africa and the rest of the Global South, according to Oxfam - a British independent non-governmental organizations, focusing on the alleviation of global poverty.

This is overwhelmingly a commercial trade pattern, as the used-clothes collected by c...