ABOUT US
Welcome to the Shop My Closet directory! This directory contains links to local facebook groups and influencers who are shopping and swapping clothes near you, and features eco-friendly clothing brands that promote sustainability.
Fashion industry is one of the greatest pollutants in the world, with an annual production of 13M tons of waste. If we recycled, reused, or even resold some of these items of clothing we could save up to 79% of the Co2 emissions used to produce that item. In addition to saving our environment, thrifting can also cut costs. So, do some good for both your wallet and Mother Earth by exploring ways to shop or swap.
We can all play a part in achieving the UN’s 12th SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns:
If everyone bought one item used instead of new this year, it would save: 5.7B lbs of CO2e (=66M trees planted), 25B gallons of water (= 1.25B showers), and 449M lbs of waste (= 18,700 garbage trucks full).
1 in 2 people trash their unwanted clothes which results in 64% of the 32B garments produced each year to end up in landfill. Giving a clothing item a second life reduces its CO2e impact by 79%.