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"If I were to go through my closet and discard what I rarely wear—and frankly,
it’s about half of it—I would have a considerable amount of clothing to get rid
of. But the prospect of what to do with it is mildly overwhelming. I don’t want
to throw it away because most of it is in good condition and pretty cute,
too—nor do I want to add my clothes to the 17 million tons of clothing and
textiles that Americans throw out each year. (Fun fact: Folks in the U.S. throw
out 65 percent of their fast fashion clothing within the first year.)
Taking photos of each item and posting them on a resell site like Poshmark or
ThredUp is a sustainable option, and I’d make a little money as well. It’s
labor-intensive, though, and with a full-time job, an old house that demands my
attention, and a spirited toddler, it’s not a task I’m chomping at the bit to
dedicate my small amount of free time to. What’s a girl to do?
A possible solution: clothing recycling. Companies like Trashie and Retold will
take your used (but clean!) clothes and either recirculate them in the
secondhand clothing economy or recycle the fabric so that it can be reused in
clothing or other textile-based products like home insulation or furniture
stuffing. In return, you earn rewards, in the form of points that you can
redeem for credit or discounts at various participating brands.
But textile recycling is an opaque and imperfect process, and the downstream
effects can be pretty grim to confront. I looked into whether it’s the best
possible way to get rid of my clothes without trying to sell, donate, or toss.
Here’s what I found."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
