Consider these
facts (partially taken from Sierra Magazine):
The average
American throws away 68 lbs of textiles each year.
A single cotton
T-shirt takes 700 gallons of water to produce.
And 80 % of items
American's own get used less than once a month.
So, why not
recycle? Buy and sell second hand
garments? Recently a few online sources
are promoting the sale of used clothing in new ways. EBay has done that for years (and I have been
a customer several times), but these new sites have new ideas to make it easier
to sell, or rent. They should have a bright
future, not only to save or make money for normal folks, but also to help the
environment.
One of these is www.thredup.com You get a bag in
the mail, fill it with your unused (nicer) clothing, and mail it to them. They sell what they can on their website, and
mail you a check.
Also a big new
trend is renting dresses for special occasions, on line, and returning them
when your special event is over. https://www.renttherunway.com/rtr_home
is booming, and does a great job, sizes and cleaning, you can wear a $700 dress
for a few days, and return it for a rental that is a tiny fraction of owning
it. And better for the environment as well. I believe Rent The Runway has well over a
million dresses in stock, and they have many sizes and styles. They have
perfected the art of fast cleaning and turn-around, it is a logistical
nightmare, but they have solved it, and thus own the “first mover” position in
the market.
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