On Sunday February 18, the Trentham Fashion Swap team will host the first of four clothing swaps for the year.
In a new location at the Trentham Neighborhood Centre, the swap will be held from 1-3pm, with afternoon tea provided and a door raffle.
Sophie Guerin from the fashion swap team said the event is sure to be a fabulous day out to feel good, connect with the community, save money and help protect the planet.
“The amount of clothing being thrown away has been skyrocketing globally, especially since clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2014,” she said.
“In Australia alone, [more than] 200,000 tonnes of clothing ends up in landfills annually.
“Unsustainable quantities of water, energy and resources are required to produce these clothes, and there production often involves harmful pesticides, damaging mining processes, toxic dyes and poor worker conditions.”
Ms Guerin said clothing swaps are a great way to reduce this waste and help find loving new owners for unwanted apparel and accessories.
“So do your part by bringing along up to eight clean and wearable items to the Trentham Summer Swap,” she said.
“[It] will focus on women’s clothing of all sizes, formalwear and maternity clothing, shoes, jewellery and accessories.”
If you don’t have anything to swap, the team still encourages anyone to come along and make a gold coin donation.
