VietNamNet Bridge – Used clothes, footwear, books and other goods were exchanged at the second Mottainai Festival held at the Hanoi Children’s Palace on September 26.
“Mottainai” in Japanese means “Regrettable! It is a waste!” This was the chance for Hanoians to exchange unused clothes and goods. Remaining items will be donated to the poor or given to victims of natural calamities.
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| A gate made of plastic bottles. |
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| A student buys three to be named “Mr. Organic,” “Mr. Inorganic” and “Ms. Recycling.” |
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| Mrs. Tan from Le Lai Street brings a big bag of secondhand clothes to exchange at the festival. |
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| Books and magazines are also exchanged. |
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| A girl is seeking for a satisfactory item in a secondhand clothes stall. |
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| A stall for used bags. |
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| Duong went to the festival with a group of students from Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She said she exchanged some used clothes. |
Duc, from the University for Natural Sciences, is trying on a secondhand pair of shoes.
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| A young girl “wears” a dustbin with visitors’ signatures. |
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| An old man brings a pair of glasses. They are too old to exchange, but the glasses can still be donated to the poor. |
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