"I’ve been asked to share this call to save buttons from landfill," the initial tweet by Amy Clare Tasker reads.
"Brown & Co Buttons (a 104-year-old button factory in Croydon) needs to dispose of 30 TONNES of buttons as the factory is shutting down."
After the message was retweeted thousands of times, Weiwei responded by writing: "Can I have them all?"
Sarah Janalli, of Brown & Co Buttons, told The Independent that they have seen the post, but Weiwei had not yet been in contact. She added that they have been "inundated" and "overwhelmed" with messages asking for buttons.
"We're trying to get through all the emails, sell what we can," Janilli said. "We know for sure that no buttons will go into landfill, which is amazing."
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Brown & Co Buttons, based on Everton Road in Croydon, specialised in plastic, metal, glass, pearl, and olive wood buttons, as well as wooden toggles.
The Independent has contacted Weiwei for comment.
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