The Delusion Of Our Times : Second-Hand Consumption (Thrift Shop) Can Never Save The Environmental Problems Author Dika Novi T Department of law science, Faculty of Law Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya, Indonesia Jl. Semolowaru No.45, Surabaya, Jawa Timur 60118, Indonesia Corresponding Author’s Email: info.dikanovit@gmail.com For a decades, clothing is a primary need that must be fill in order to support human life. Inevitably, the industry that supports these needs is gloriously loved and has become one of the largest industries in the world. the fashion industry represents a business with a global turnover of 1.3 trillion dollars and it employs more than 300 million people worldwide. [1] In the last few decades, the issue Second-Hand clothing trade has emerged for various reasons. Circulation of Second-Hand clothing in the world can be in the form of grants for victims of natural disasters or ordinary trade such as auctions of used artist clothes or just looking for cheap profits. However, in recent years there has been a shift in meaning regarding this habit of shopping for Second-Hand clothes. The issue of the Second-Hand clothing trade has spread in various countries in the world, both in developed and developing countries. However, The author understands that there are many kinds of textile waste but reducing it is one of the concrete efforts that must be done. This waste needs to be managed and needs attention. Managing Trash means eliminating Trash; waste; and reuse materials that can become Waste. [2] The emerging issues have a negative impact on developing countries which seem to be a reservoir for Second-Hand clothes that are no longer used in developed countries. Research by Sally Baden and Catherine Barber (2005) states that the contribution of the Second-Hand clothing trade is very small (less than 0.5%), but for some African countries, the secondhand clothing trade contributes quite a lot (more than 30% of the apparel trade). It also noted that imports of Second-Hand clothes could undermine the performance of the textile industry in West Africa, resulting in a significant drop in sales in the 1980s and 1990s. The decline was due to the price of imported Second-Hand clothes being much cheaper than domestically produced apparel, so that domestic products became less competitive. According to research by Ingo and Rahman (2015) students who buy Second- Hand clothes are caused by several factors including, because they want to buy