What is tropical mix?
What is tropical mix? Tropical Mix is a combination of men’s, women’s and children’s used clothing presorted specifically for tropical climate countries. Tropical Mix consists only of lightweight summer clothes appropriate for hot climates. Items that are not part of the mix include: sweatshirts, heavy jogging pants, long sleeve t-shirts and clothing made …
Secondhand clothing in the United States
According to oec.world, the United States is the leading exporter of secondhand clothing.In 2018, the United States exported 660 million US dollars of secondhand clothing. However, according to the World Economic Forum, “the secondhand clothing market in the United Sates has grown 21 times faster than retail sales of new clothing over the past three …
#secondhandseptember
Oxfam has called for a movement in the month of September called #secondhandseptember . The intention of this movement is to get people to pledge to ONLY purchase secondhand goods for the whole month of September. Changing out your closet every season, every year, is just simply not a sustainable way to live if you …
Textile Waste & Textile Recycling
According to the EPA, textile waste has drastically increased in the past 60 years. In 1980 the US generated 5 billion pounds of textile waste but in 2014 the number increased to 32.44 billion pounds. Out of all the textiles that are produced, 95% can be recycled, however, as of right now, only 15% of …
TEXTILES ARE 100% RECYCLABLE
TEXTILES ARE 100% RECYCLABLE. But we reclaim only 15% of all discarded clothing. The average person in the US throws away 70 lbs. of clothing each year —that’s over 25 billion lbs. landfilled. At Garson & Shaw, though, we know that reusing and recycling are good for our planet and its people. WHY RECYCLE? By …
Secondhand-clothing fashion show!
Garson & Shaw held their very own fashion show!… This fashion show consisted of used clothing so we could show all of our guests that it’s quite possible to dress- to -impress with used pieces of clothing. Take a look at our fashion show and go visit a thrift store where you can obtain decent …
COVID-19 waste in the oceans
As we battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of disposable masks and gloves has increased and the waste of such preventative supplies is increasing at an alarming rate. Divers have found an alarming number of wrongly disposed masks and gloves in the oceans. These masks and gloves found in the oceans could kill wildlife. As …
The Life of Used Clothing
Join us in watching Garson & Shaw’s documentary about the Life of Used Clothing.