The average New Yorker tosses 46 pounds of clothing and other textiles in the trash each year—that’s 200,000 tons of reusable and recyclable material sent to landfills. The good news? In 2019 more than 1 million pounds of clothing were dropped for reuse or recycling at
GrowNYC
collections alone, and upcycling, mending, and second-hand fashion are all on the rise. NYC even has a whole week dedicated to sustainable clothing!
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Clothing doesn't last like it used to. In fact, the life of consumer products like clothing shortened by 50 percent from 1992 to 2002. Get the most out of your garments by buying well-made and caring for your clothes.
Learn more.
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Congratulations to Black Girls Sew, a winner of the Reduce, Reuse, and Repair Grant from
Citizens Committee for NYC
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Black Girls Sew offers classes, workshops, and summer camps to teach sewing and design skills to students of all ages, races and levels of experience. Check out mending projects, camps, swaps, and more at
blackgirlssew.org
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Time to clean out the closet? Find drop-off, mail-back, and in-building donation programs for your unwanted clothing at
nyc.gov/textiles.
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From February 22-28, join designers, innovators, entrepreneurs, menders, and more for a week of panels, exhibits, swaps, and second-hand fashion, including a GrowNYC clothing swap! Find all the events at
refashionnyc.org
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Clothing Swap - West Village
Sunday, February 23,
12pm-3pm
The Church of the Village
201 W 13th St, Manhattan
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Bring clean, reusable clothes to share, and find an outfit that's new to you! You don't have to bring something to take something! Clothing, shoes, belts, hats, and accessories only please!
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Do + Brew: A Conscious Fashion Event
Sunday, February 23, 3pm-6pm
Project Farmhouse
76 E 13th St, Manhattan
Ticketed Event
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This upcycling and mending party gives new life to old clothes. Learn how to upcycle and mend while sipping on refreshments and listening to tunes, then check out the curated racks at the clothing swap!
Get tickets
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GrowNYC Zero Waste Programs
We work to increase participation in New York City’s zero waste initiatives with workshops for residents and supers, community events centered on education, weekly collections for food scraps and clothing, Stop ‘N’ Swap
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community reuse events, and more.
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Support conservation, education, food access and agriculture, and green spaces.
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