• “There are 2.4 million items of unworn clothing in the Great British wardrobe.”
• “In our culture much of our clothing purchases are discarded after 6 months.”
• “1.1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away in household bins each year.”
  • (To put this into perspective, 1 tonne of textiles fills roughly 200 black bin bags)

There are many ways to think about these astonishing statistics: the devaluation of clothing; the over production of cheap clothing; the environmental and social problems within the fashion industry; and the damage caused by clothes going into landfill.

• • 1. Providing the ways and means for good quality clothes to exchange hands.
    2. Creating fun events where people can swap clothes.
    3. Running educational workshops about recycling and reusing clothes

  We want to try and counter these by:

  Have a look around our website to find out more about how you can get involved and if you have any questions just get in touch through our contact us page.

  
  All quotes are from Ecologist magazine, and can be found at www.theecologist.org