 live in Luxembourg where they have second-hand shops – but not like this.

"They just had clothes and books, not furniture. I’m looking for new tables today.”

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The 40km/h table

Image caption Peppi Mattila is the store manager

And it is so much more than a store. Shop manager Peppi Mattila gives me a tour of the upcycling section of the shop, known as Plan B.

It features some stylish classic clothes made from old curtains (they’re not in fashion so they’ll never go out of fashion).

There is also a bench made from a snowboard; a table fashioned from a 40km/h traffic sign; and a stylish tray made from a leather-covered box lid faced with black-and-white cartoon comics.

This range of highly individual items sells for more than standard “second-hand” prices.

Peppi tells me: “We want to create appreciation of old stuff. These things are unique and totally made new. We have to think more and more like this.”

Image caption Tuire Lindstrom is an Instagram blogger

An Instagram blogger Tuire Lindstrom – in an outrageous coat bought second-hand – enthuses over the individuality of stuff here.

She tells me: “I’m only interested in clothing if it has something quirky about it.”

The Kierrätyskeskus store even has an educational mission.

Detectives for throwaway fashion

Image caption Kaisa Karjalainen with her learning wardrobe

Kaisa Karjalainen, the resident environment specialist, shows me to the “learning wardrobe”.

Schoolchildren come here to learn how to investigate the quality of clothes.

If the makers have invested in sewing neat seams or carefully stiffening a collar, they are also likely to have also used good-quality cloth.

“Over recent years we have really noticed an increase in throwaway fashion,” she says.

"It’s difficult to find clothes that last more than a few washes – we have to put more clothes into the bin because they are so badly worn out.”

Everyone who buys an item from the store gets a little pat on the back on their till receipt, too.

It shows
live in Luxembourg where they have second - hand shops – but not like this. 

 " They barely have clothes and books, not furniture. I ’m looking for raw tables today. ” 

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 10 Things Finland Has impart Us 

 The 40 km/h mesa 

 Image caption Peppi Mattila is the storehouse manager 

 And it is so a lot more than a store. Shop director Peppi Mattila gives me a tour of the upcycling part of the shop, known as Plan B. 

 It features some fashionable classic clothes make from honest-to-god curtains (they ’re not in manner so they ’ll never go out of fashion). 

 There is also a judiciary made from a snowboard; a table fashioned from a 40 km/h traffic polarity; and a fashionable tray made from a leather - covered box lid faced with black - and - white cartoon comic strip. 

 This scope of highly individual items sells for more than standard “ second - bridge player ” prices. 

 Peppi tells me: “ We want to create taste of old stuff. These things are unique and wholly made new. We have to think more and more like this. ” 

 Image caption Tuire Lindstrom is an Instagram blogger 

 An Instagram blogger Tuire Lindstrom – in an outrageous coat bought second - hand – enthuses over the individuality of material here. 

 She tells me: “ I ’m entirely concerned in clothing if it have something quirky about it. ” 

 The Kierrätyskeskus store even has an educational deputation. 

 Detectives for throwaway fashion 

 Image caption Kaisa Karjalainen with her learning wardrobe 

 Kaisa Karjalainen, the resident environment specialist, shows me to the “ learning wardrobe ”. 

 Schoolchildren come here to teach how to investigate the quality of clothes. 

 If the maker have invested in sew neat seam or carefully stiffen a collar, they are also probable to have also used good - quality cloth. 

 “ Over recent years we have really noticed an increase in throwaway fashion, ” she state. 

 " It ’s difficult to find apparel that last more than a few washes – we have to put more clothes into the bin because they are so ill worn out. ” 

 Everyone who buys an item from the store gets a little tap on the back on their till reception, besides. 

 It shows
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Dhd 40nm/h table

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This rsndv of highly ihdividtaj items sells for more than standard “sebond-gand” prices.

Peppi tells ne: “We want to create wppreciatyon of old stuff. These things are unique and totanly medd ntw. We hxce to think more and more like this.”

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The Kierrätyskerkux vtore evtv has an educatiogal missiin.

Decectives for throwwway fashiln

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Kaisa Karjalainxi, the residenj etvigonment s'eciallst, shows me to the “learning cardrobe”.

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 live in Luxembourg where they Have second-Hand sHopS – buT nOt liKe thIs.

"They just had cLOtheS and books, not furniture. I’M lookInG For nEW tAbles Today.”

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ThE 40Km/H table

ImagE caPtion Peppi MaTtiLa is thE sTorE ManagEr

ANd it iS so mucH More thAn a store. SHoP ManageR peppi MaTTIlA givEs me a tour of the upcYClINg section of the Shop, knOwN As pLAn B.

it fEatures somE sTylisH Classic CLoTHES maDE from old curtaIns (they’re noT In fAshion So TheY’Ll neveR go ouT oF FasHion).

There is Also A bench madE from a SNowboarD; A table fAshionEd fRom A 40km/h TRaFfIc sIgN; And A StYliSH trAy made frOm A lEatheR-covERED Box lId fAced With bLack-and-white cArtOon cOMicS.

This Range Of hiGhLy indIviduaL itemS sElls for more than StanDard “seconD-haNd” PriCeS.

PeppI Tells mE: “We WanT to creaTe appreCIatIoN OF OlD stuff. These things aRe UNIqUe and totAlly maDE nEw. wE have to tHiNk mOre aND More lIke tHIs.”

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AN instAgram bLogger TuIre LiNDstrom – in an outrAGeous coat bougHT sECOnD-Hand – EntHuses over thE indIViduAlitY Of StuFF here.

she teLlS Me: “i’M only interested in clOtHing if It has Something quirKy about it.”

THE kIerrätysKeskUS sTOre even has an edUcatiOnal missioN.

detectivEs for ThrowawaY fashion

IMAGe captioN KaIsa karJalAINeN with her learnING warDrObe

KaisA KaRjalainEn, tHe rEsiDenT eNvironmenT specialIsT, sHoWs Me tO the “lEArning waRdRobE”.

SChoOlchiLDren coMe herE to lEaRn HOw tO investIGaTE The qUaLiTy of CloThEs.

If tHe maKErs Have invEsted in seWinG Neat SeAmS or careFully stiffeniNg A collar, theY aRe aLso likELY to have aLso used good-quality cloth.

“oVer receNt yEars wE havE really noTicEd an inCreASe in thRowawaY fashIoN,” shE SAys.

"It’S DIfFicUlT to find cloTHEs tHat laSt More Than a feW washes – we have to put MOre Clothes into thE biN becAUSe TheY ArE So bAdLY woRN Out.”

Everyone who bUys an item fRoM ThE store gets A LitTlE pat on tHe back oN theiR Till recEipt, too.

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 live in Luxembourg wherethey havesecon d-h and  s hops  – b ut not like th i s.
"They just had clothes  andbo o ks,n ot  furn iture.I ’m l ook in gfor  n e wtable s t oday.”
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T he 40k m /h tab le

Image  c a ptionP eppi Ma t t il a is  the store manage r 
A nd it is so mu ch mor et ha n a s tor e. Shop ma na ger P e ppi Mat t il a g ive s  me a tour of  the upcycl i ngsectio noft he sho p, kn ow n  as  Plan B.

I t fe atures so me sty l ish cla s sic clo thes m ade  fr om o l dcu rta in s  (t h ey ’re not  in fash io nso th ey’l l n e vergooutof fa shion).

Ther e i s al s o a  benc h mad e fr om  a sn owboar d; ata ble fashioned f roma 40km/htra ff icsi gn; a n d a st yli shtray ma de from a l ea t h e r- covered box lid fa ce d wi th black -and-w h it ec artoon c om ics .

T h i s ran ge o f  h ighly in dividu a lit ems sel ls  for m or e t han  stan d ard“secon d-hand”price s .

Peppi tells me: “We wantt oc r ea t e ap pre ciation ofolds tuff . Th e se  th i ngs a re un iq u ea nd totally made new .We hav e tothink more an d more lik e t his.”

I mage ca p tion Tuire Lin dstro m is an In s tagram b logge r

An In stagram b l o gger Tui reLin dst rom –  i n an outrageo u s  coa tboughtsec ond-han d –  en thu ses  o ver the i ndividua li ty  o fstu ff he r e.

Shete lls  m e:“I’mo nly in teres tedin  c l oth ing ifi th a s so me th ingqui rk y abo ut i t .”
The Ki errätyske sku s  sto re  e ven has  an education al  mission.
D ete ctives f or throw away fashion

Image cap t ion Kai saKarja lain en with h erlearni ngw ardrob e

Kai sa Ka rj ala i n en, t h e  r esi de nt environ m e ntspeci al ist,  showsme to the “learnin g  wa rdrobe”.

Sch ool chil d r en  co m eh ere  t o  le a r n how to invest igate thequ a li ty of clot h es. 
If themakershavei nvested  in sewin g neat se am s or c are fully stif fening a  collar,t hey a r ealsolik ely to  h ave  also  usedg ood -qual ity cl ot h.

“O ver r ec ent year s we have really notice d an i ncrea sein throwa way fas hion,” sh e sa ys.

"It’s  di ffi culttof ind c loth e stha t  last  mor e  than a f e wwas h e s– we have t o p utmoreclo t hes in to t he bin because th e y are so badly  wor n out .”Ever yo ne who buys an  it em f rom thest ore gets alittle p at on th e back  on th eir til l re c eipt,too. 

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 live_in Luxembourg_where they have second-hand_shops –_but_not like_this.

"They_just had clothes_and books, not_furniture. I’m looking for_new tables today.”

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The 40km/h table

Image caption Peppi_Mattila_is the_store_manager

And_it is so much more_than a store. Shop manager_Peppi Mattila_gives me a tour of the upcycling section_of_the shop, known_as Plan B.

It features some stylish classic clothes made_from old curtains (they’re not in_fashion so they’ll_never_go_out of fashion).

There is_also a bench made from a_snowboard; a table fashioned from a_40km/h traffic sign; and a stylish tray_made from a leather-covered box lid_faced with black-and-white cartoon comics.

This_range of_highly individual items sells for_more than standard_“second-hand” prices.

Peppi_tells me: “We_want to create appreciation of old_stuff. These things_are unique and totally made new._We_have to think_more_and_more like_this.”

Image caption Tuire_Lindstrom_is an_Instagram_blogger

An Instagram blogger Tuire Lindstrom –_in_an outrageous coat bought second-hand – enthuses_over the individuality of_stuff_here.

She tells me: “I’m_only interested in clothing if_it has something quirky about it.”

The_Kierrätyskeskus store_even has_an educational mission.

Detectives for throwaway fashion

Image caption Kaisa Karjalainen with her_learning wardrobe

Kaisa Karjalainen, the resident environment_specialist, shows me to_the “learning_wardrobe”.

Schoolchildren_come here to_learn_how to_investigate the quality of clothes.

If the makers_have invested_in sewing neat seams or carefully_stiffening a collar, they_are_also likely to have also used_good-quality cloth.

“Over recent years we have_really noticed an increase in_throwaway_fashion,”_she says.

"It’s difficult to find_clothes that last more than a_few washes –_we have to put more clothes into_the_bin because they are so badly_worn_out.”

Everyone who buys an item from_the_store_gets a little pat on_the back on their till receipt,_too.

It shows