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Active-Techno, here
affluence, rising global, here
Africa
bans on secondhand imports in, here, here
and Benson’s criminal conviction, here, here
and Chinese imports, here, here
data on secondhand goods in, here
decline in apparel production, here, here, here
demand for quality/fashion in, here, here, here
electronics repaired/refurbished in, here, here, here, here, here
and e-waste, here, here, here, here
and global sustainability efforts, here
and imported textiles, here, here, here, here, here
and Japanese imports, here, here
prejudices against exporting secondhand goods to, here
scrap collectors in, here, here
secondhand markets in, here, here
sorting/grading operations in, here, here, here, here
waste generation in, here
See also specific countries, including Ghana
Agbogbloshie, here, here, here
aging populations, here, here. See also senior citizens
Alhassan, Ibrahim, here, here, here
Alliance Laundry Systems, here, here, here
antiques and antique dealers, here, here, here
Apple, here, here, here, here, here
appliances
exported from Japan, here
laundry machines, here
in Mexico, here, here, here, here
policies that promote repair/resale, here
prices of, here
quality/durability of, here, here
Asia, here, here, here. See also specific countries, including Japan
automobiles
imported by West Africa, here
and Kelley Blue Book, here
lifespans of, here
restricted access to repairs of, here, here
baby books, here
Benin, here, here, here, here, here, here
Bookoff Corporation, here, here, here, here
Bounds, Amity, here
Buddhist monks, here
Bugi Computers, here
Canada, here, here, here, here, here
car seats for children, here, here
China
clothing wears in, here
and decline of African textile industry, here
and economics of secondhand goods, here, here, here
export of secondhand goods, here, here, here
fleece blankets from, here, here
import of secondhand goods, here
low-cost goods from, here, here, here, here, here, here
and Malaysia, here
mass production’s effects on, here
quality of consumer goods from, here, here, here
relief agencies’ demand for blankets, here
secondhand clothes banned in, here
and textiles exported to Africa, here, here
Cho, Toubi, here
Christie’s, here
cleanout companies
and Buddhist monks’ services, here
Empty the Nest, here, here, here
in Japan, here, here, here, here, here
patterns evident in, here
revenues of, here
and storage units, here
and unsellable goods, here
clothing
accumulation of unworn, here
China’s ban on import of secondhand, here
consumer trends in, here
donated to charities, here
and economics of secondhand goods, here
end of, here, here (see also rag industry)
exported from Japan, here
exported from U.S., here, here
fashionable, here, here, here, here
and global clothing utilization, here
grading of (see sorting/grading operations for textiles)
and hangers, here
and home cleanouts, here, here, here, here, here
impact of secondhand on sales of new, here
imported by Africa, here, here, here, here, here
imported by India, here
and Japan’s danshari ethic, here
and MacArthur Foundation study, here
mass production’s effects on, here
mending/refurbishment of, here, here, here
in Mexico, here, here, here, here, here
quality/durability of, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
recycling of, here, here, here, here, here (see also rag industry)
secondhand market in Japan, here
sent to landfills, here
and sharing economy, here
at Singapore’s Thieves’ Market, here
wedding dresses, here
winter, here, here, here, here
wool and shoddy, here, here, here, here
collectibles, here, here, here
consumer spending
on durable goods, here
and lifespans of products, here, here
mass production’s effects on, here
of millennials, here
necessity of, here
reducing, here
Cook, Tim, here
correspondence, here
costs of consumer goods, here, here, here, here
Cunningham, Kevin, here
danshari, here
deaths and estates, here, here. See also cleanout companies
Dell, here
Democratic Republic of the Congo, here
developing countries
and appliances, here
data on secondhand goods in, here
economic growth in, here
electrical utilities in, here
entrepreneurs in, here
and exports from Japan, here
and hazardous waste restrictions, here
laws outlawing secondhand trade with, here
and low-cost goods from China, here
prejudices against selling secondhand goods to, here, here, here, here, here
and rag industry, here
trajectory of secondhand industry in, here
See also specific countries, including Ghana
Dhalwani, Ashif, here
Dixon, Denise, here
Dueffert, Kristy, here
durability and lifespans of products, here
of car seats for children, here, here
consumer spending promoted with, here
and declines in quality, here, here, here, here
and end of useful life, here, here, here
and labeling practices, here
of laundry machines, here
and perception of value, here
and planned obsolescence, here
premium placed on, here
and profitability, here
regulating standards of, here
Earl, Harley, here
e-commerce, here, here, here, here, here, here
electronics
and Agbogbloshie, here
as collectibles, here
and demand for PC parts, here
durability of, here
and e-waste, here, here, here, here
exported from Japan, here, here, here, here
exported from U.K., here, here, here
and home cleanouts, here
imported by Ghana, here, here, here
nostalgia for vintage, here
policies that promote repair/resale, here
repaired/refurbished in Africa, here, here, here, here, here
reuse of, here
at Singapore’s Thieves’ Market, here
Empty the Nest, here, here, here
Empty the Nest thrift store, here, here
entertainment media, here
environmental concerns
and advanced incinerators, here
and factory production, here
and global trade in secondhand goods, here
estates, here, here. See also cleanout companies
exercise equipment, here
Falkin, Andrea, here
FedEx, here
Five Star Rags, here
fleece, here, here, here, here, here, here
fondue sets in British homes, here
food, prewar attitudes about scraps, here
Frazier, Garth, here
Freeman, Jill, here, here, here
Friederick, Tom, here
furniture
bound for landfills, here
durability of, here
exported from Japan, here
limited market for, here, here
in thrift stores, here
volume of, here
garage sales, here, here, here, here
garage space used for storage, here
General Motors, here
Gentle Transitions, here
Gerber, Judi, here
Ghana
and Agbogbloshie, here, here, here
automobiles imported by, here
and Chinese imports, here
containers at port in, here, here
demand for secondhand goods in, here
electronics imported by, here, here, here
repairing electronics in, here, here, here, here
scrap collection in, here, here, here
secondhand markets in, here, here
globalization, opposition to, here
Good Point Recycling, here, here, here
Goodwill
boutiques of, here, here, here
and car seats for children, here
clientele of, here
clothing sold at, here
cycling of inventory, here, here, here
donations made to, here, here, here, here
and goods brought to Mexico, here, here, here, here, here
and goods sent to landfills, here, here, here, here, here
and Japanese vintage market, here
new goods sold at, here
number of stores, here
operations of, here
origins of, here
pricing goods at, here
public’s expectations of, here
revenues of, here
sales percentages at, here
social service missions of, here, here, here
sorting system for donations, here
and unsellable goods, here
governments
and durability standards, here, here
policies/laws that promote repair, here, here, here, here
and safety standards, here
Goyal, Puneet, here
Goyal, Ramesh, here
Graves, Phil, here
Great Depression, here
Greco, Kathie, here
grieving for possessions, here
Gulick, Liz, here
Gunderson, Mercedes, here
Hamada, Rina, here, here, here
Hamaya Corporation, here, here, here
Han, Jeongja
cleanouts of homes, here, here, here, here, here, here
credentials of, here
and mother’s possessions, here
and owners’ expectations for possessions, here
and postmortem cleaning, here
and seminars on cleanout business, here
success of business, here, here
hangers, here
Hashimoto, Mayumi, here
Heller, Paul, here
Helms, Edgar James, here
Hemberger, Linda, here
hide-a-beds, here
Hoarders, here
holiday items, here
Hong Kong, here
household goods, here, here, here, here. See also appliances
Hummel figurines, here
Huzar, Nick, here
identity, here, here, here, here, here
India
ban on importing secondhand goods in, here, here
fleece production in, here, here, here, here, here
and secondhand clothing, here, here, here
shoddy industry of, here, here, here, here
Ingenthron, Robin
and autos imported by West Africa, here
and Benson’s criminal conviction, here
on China’s secondhand trade, here
at Edison’s repair shop, here
electronics recycling company of, here, here
and Mohammed’s import business, here, here, here
at port in Ghana, here
Inoue, Toru, here
iPads, here
iPhones, here, here, here, here
Japan
accumulation of possessions in, here, here, here
attitudes toward secondhand goods in, here
cleanout companies in, here, here, here, here, here
consumer spending in, here
and danshari ethic, here
decluttering practices in, here, here, here
economic insecurity in, here, here, here
environmental awareness in, here, here
export of secondhand goods, here, here, here
and Fukushima Daiichi disaster, here
and mottainai (regret over waste), here, here, here
pawnshop industry in, here, here
population decline in, here, here
recycling in, here
retail shops for secondhand goods in, here, here, here (see also Bookoff Corporation)
reuse ethos in, here
and secondhand goods from U.S., here
secondhand industry in, here, here, here
and shukatsu (preparing for the end), here, here
Taylorism and scientific management theories in, here
waste disposal in, here
and yutori (search for time and space to enjoy life), here
Jawula, Suleiman, here
Jindal, Sumit, here
Jindal Spinning Mills, here
Junkyard Planet (Minter), here, here, here
Kadet, Sharon, here, here, here, here, here
Kaphan, Frank, here
Kelley Blue Book, here
Kenney, Dale, here
Kenya, here
Kishco Group, here
Kobayashi, Shigeru, here, here, here, here
Koenji, Japan, here
Kominato, Takaharu, here
Kondo, Marie, here, here, here
Kullgren, Anders, here
Lackey, David, here
landfills
clothing sent to, here
and merchandise from Goodwill, here, here, here, here, here
laundry machines, here
Leck, Kenny, here
Leder, Abe, here
Lewis, Michael, here
lifespans of products. See durability and lifespans of products
Luke, Tracy, here
MacArthur Foundation study, here
Malaysia, here, here, here, here, here, here
Mali, here
Mallett, Whitney, here
Maple Textiles, here, here, here
mass production, here, here, here, here
McCann, Howard, here
media’s coverage of secondhand trade, here, here, here
Medina, Abel, here
Mellors, Mike, here, here, here
Mexico, here
ban on importation of secondhand goods in, here, here, here
and car seats for children, here, here
cost of goods in, here
Goodwill as source of secondhand goods in, here, here, here, here, here
rising incomes in, here
secondhand industry in, here, here
swap meets in, here, here, here, here
ubiquity of secondhand goods in, here
middle-class consumers, here, here, here, here, here
Mohammed, Wahab Odoi
and autos imported by West Africa, here
electronics traded by, here, here, here, here, here
at port in Ghana, here
prejudices against selling secondhand goods to, here, here
Moledina, Abdul Majid, here
Moledina, Mohammad Faisal, here, here, here, here, here
mottainai (regret over waste), here, here, here
Muraoka, Tetsuaki, here
Myanmar, here
National Geographics, here
Nemy, Enid, here
new goods, effects of secondhand market on sales of, here
Nigeria, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
nostalgia, here, here, here, here
Novich, Lesley, here
online retailers of secondhand goods, here, here
Onozawa, Koji, here
Patagonia, here
“peak curtains” phenomenon, here
Philippines, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
photographs, here, here, here, here, here, here
planned obsolescence, here
preindustrial agrarian lifestyles, here
prejudices against selling secondhand goods to developing countries, here, here, here, here, here
quality of consumer goods
and ability to reuse, here
in appliances, here
and costs of consumer goods, here
declines in, here, here, here, here
and policies/laws that promote repair, here, here, here
in used cars, here
See also durability and lifespans of products
race and secondhand trade, here, here
rag industry
and demand for rags, here, here
economics of, here
emergence of, here
and fiber content of rags, here
percentage of textiles converted to, here
standards in, here, here, here
Ramesh Knitting Mills, here, here
Ramos, Lupita, here
records, here
recycling consumer goods
books, here
confused with “reuse,” here
in developed countries, here
and home-cleanout operations, here
Ingenthron’s career in, here
limitations of, here
paper, here
See also repairing consumer goods
reducing consumer spending (minimalism), here, here, here
relief agencies’ demand for blankets, here
religious objects, here
repairing consumer goods, here
in Africa, here, here, here, here, here
consumer resources for, here, here
electronics, here, here, here, here
and hoarding spectrum, here
lack of parts for, here
and manufacturers’ barriers and restrictions, here, here, here
and mass production, here
in Mexico, here
policies/laws that promote, here, here, here
and previous generations, here, here, here
using recycled parts for, here
reuse of consumer goods
Dell’s policies on, here
owners’ expectations for, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
prior to mass production, here
and quality standards, here
Richter, Dick, here, here, here
right-to-repair policies/laws, here, here
Rimington, Amy, here
Romero, Priscilla, here
Rwanda, here
safety standards, here
salvage market, here
Salvation Army, here, here, here
Sandstrom, Rita, here
Sasaki, Fumio, here
Schmidt, Erich, here
senior citizens
acquisition of possessions, here, here
aging populations of Asia, here, here
disposal of possessions, here, here
growing population of, here
transitioning to senior living facilities, here
sentimental value of possessions, here, here, here
shoddy, here, here, here, here
shoes, here, here, here, here, here, here
Singapore, here
Siniawer, Eiko Maruko, here
Sky News (British network), here, here
sorting/grading operations for textiles
in Africa, here, here, here, here
in Canada, here, here, here, here
in India, here
Speed Queens, here, here, here, here
Star Wars memorabilia, here, here
stigma of secondhand trade, here, here
Stillwater, Minnesota, here, here
storage units, here, here, here
Strasser, Susan, here
Sweden and car seat safety, here
Tail Project, here, here, here, here
Taiwan, here
Tan, Christine, here
Target and car seats for children, here, here, here
Taylorism and scientific management theories, here
tchotchkes, here
televisions
demand for secondhand, here
exported from U.K., here, here, here
and Ingenthron’s exports, here, here
and lifespan labeling, here
repaired in Africa, here, here
textiles, volume of, here. See also clothing; rag industry; sorting/grading operations for textiles
thrift stores
benefiting the poor, here
Bookoff (Japan) compared to, here
and cycling inventory, here
donations made to, here
flood of goods received by, here, here, here, here, here
for-profit, here
public perceptions of, here
public’s expectations for, here, here, here
and quality standards, here
sales percentages at, here, here
and unsellable goods, here
See also Goodwill
United States, here, here, here, here, here
urbanization, here
Used Clothing Exports, here
Vietnam, here, here, here, here, here
Walmart, here, here, here, here
waste generation
and Benson’s criminal conviction, here, here
and mottainai (regret over waste), here, here, here
postwar emergence of issue, here
See also rag industry; shoddy
Western colonialism, here, here, here
Wilcox, Tammy, here
Williams, Mackenzie, here
Wilson, Todd, here, here, here
wool and shoddy, here, here, here, here
World Bank, here
Yahoo! Auctions, here
yutori (search for time and space to enjoy life), here
Zakaria, Azalina, here
Zweig, Michael, here