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How to sell, donate and recycle your wardrobe

Are you still driving around with that bag of edited clothes in your car?  Help is here. After a Styled Wardrobe edit and style session, here are some of the ways I suggest to sell, donate and recycle your clothes, handbags and accessories.

S E L L (and great place to buy!)

  1. Rent a Rack: Venla

  2. Resell with Airrobe -partnering with over 60 brands

  3. Consignment stores:ThreadX, Trading in Style, Sammy and Sid,

  4. Accessories Consignment stores: Luxeitfwd Pelle

  5. Online: Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, depop, poshmark

D O N A T E (Charity)

  1. Fashion Forward

  2. Vinnies, Salvos, Lifeline, Red Cross

  3. Wayside Chapel

With all donations, make sure they are good quality with no holes or stains. Charities are paying $13 million a year to send unusable donationsto landfill

R E C Y C L E

Upparel home collection service that accepts clothing (in any condition), shoes, linen, and other textiles for a fee. All items are reused, repurposed, or recycled in Australia

H&M has a free recycling program in select stores for all kinds of clothing and textiles in any condition. The textiles are reused if they are in good condition, or they are recycled for use in new products such as insulation materials

ZARA has a free textile collection program in select stores for clothing and textiles in any condition (including shoes, linen, and accessories), which they reuse or recycle

UNIQLO has a free recycling program for its own branded clothing in any condition. Collection bins are located in stores.

COUNTRY ROAD customers are rewarded with a $10 giftvoucher when they donate pre-loved Country Road items.

PATAGONIA has a trade-inprogram for its own pre-loved clothing where customers can return their worn-out or damaged clothing for store credit.

UNDERWEAR for HUMANITY for underwear and bras.

TREADLIGHTLY  Shoes for PlanetEarth for all Sports Shoes.