Yamazaki Home Volunteers with FABSCRAP for World Cleanup Day Transcript
Yamazaki Home joins FABSCRAP to support local sustainability and reduce textile waste for World Cleanup Day 2025.
09.19.2025
The screen fades to a slow, panning shot of a large pile of discarded clothing and fabric scraps. Text overlays the video: "Every second, a truckload of clothes is dumped or burned. The fashion industry creates 92 million tonnes of waste each year—polluting waterways and fueling the climate crisis."
The screen fades to a blurry image of the fabric pile. More text appears: "On September 20, 2025, the world unites for World Cleanup Day. This year's focus: textile and fashion waste—one of the fastest-growing environmental challenges."
The video cuts to a wide shot of a the Yamazaki Team walking to the Fabscrap warehouse. Text appears: "Yamazaki Home honors UN World Cleanup Day by joining FABSCRAP's volunteer efforts."
The video cuts to a hallway of FABSCRAP.
The video shows a group of Yamazaki Home volunteers walking down a covered walkway inside the factory.
The screen cuts to a shot of a volunteer's back as they walk towards the FABSCRAP space. Text appears in the center of the screen: "This is their story."
The video shows a room with colorful fabrics hanging from the ceiling. Text appears: "FABSCRAP x Yamazaki Home.”
The video cuts to a shot of spools of fabric and rolls of material on a shelving unit.
The video focuses on a young volunteer teaching other volunteers how to sort fabric and textiles.
The video shows large black trash bags of clothing stacked up on a pallet. The trash bags take up the entire back half of the warehouse space.
The screen cuts to a close-up of volunteers sorting through fabric scraps. On-screen text: "Volunteers sort through fabric samples."
Another close-up shows a volunteer cutting fabric. On-screen text: "Volunteers pull out usable fabrics for reuse."
A close-up shot of hands removing hardware and paper from fabric. On-screen text: "Volunteers remove hardware and paper from fabric."
The video cuts to a wider shot of the workshop, showing large industrial scales.
A volunteer is seen putting a large black bag into a blue container.
The video cuts back to the hanging, colorful fabrics. Text appears on screen: "Since the launch in 2016..."
The screen shows another overlay: "2,007,396 lbs of fabric has been diverted from landfill."
The screen shows a shot of shelves stacked with colorful yarns and rolls of fabric. The text changes: "477,241 lbs of material has been redistributed to creators."
The screen shows a close-up of a pile of yellow bags. The text changes again: "11,311 volunteers participated in the movement."
A shot of the FABSCRAP logo on the wall is shown.
The screen goes blank. The screen shows the Yamazaki Home logo, with the text "Home, simplified."