How to *break up* with your clothes?
Have you finally got round to doing a wardrobe reorganize? (If you missed our previous article, you can read it here.) Even if you haven´t done that yet, here is some inspiration with what you can do with your old clothes. You´ll learn more sustainable alternatives on how to *break up* with your old clothes. Let´s face it. Those are relationships hard to break.
Did you know?
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 2017 10.2m tonnes of textiles ended up in landfills while another 2.9m tonnes were incinerated. In the UK an estimated 350.000 tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every yea.
Do not throw away
It is clear that investing in higher quality clothing, wearing them more often and holding onto them for longer, is the not-so-secret weapon for combatting the carbon footprint from your garments. In the UK, continuing to actively wear a garment for just nine months longer could diminish its environmental impacts by 20–30%. So maybe you can give your piece a second life. However, if your relationship is over… Do Not Throw It Away!
Be creative
If there are items of clothing you want to break up with, there´s plenty of sustainable things you can do rather than throwing them away.
Here are some ideas:
Share or Vintage
Upcycle or Recycle
Trade or Ren
Donate
Application in your daily life
Don´t forget that:
One man´s trash is another man´s treasure.
Just find that someone, who will love your old items and give them a second life.
