Did you know people in the UK have an estimated £30 billion worth of unworn clothes in their wardrobes*.  Plus £140 million of unused clothing (UK) goes to landfill every year*.  Landfill, not even recycled!  The clothing and textile industry is the second biggest polluter on the planet behind oil.  Shocking statistics, which are hard to put into context, I know!  

I’ve shopped in charity shops, at car boot sales or on eBay for years for the majority of my clothes (except my underwear 😉 ) but this year I’ve been doing things different.  A friend of mine organised a clothes swap at the beginning of the year, then another.

The concept is a simple one – you take along any clothes and shoes you no longer want, hang them up, then have a browse to see if there’s anything you’d like to take back with you.  Perfect.  The first time I came back with 5 items.  The second time I came back with nothing.  That was absolutely fine.  The clothes that are left are then donated to a charity shop.  The next meet up is in September but it’s going to be bigger as a few of us have also discovered the KonMari method so we have a few more clothes (and costume jewellery) to depart with 😂😂

Let me know if you and your friends do something similar.  It’d be nice to know we can make a tiny difference 💚

*Find out more at http://www.wrap.org.uk