The used clothing trade is global. While the US is mainly an exporter of used clothes, countries like India, Pakistan, and countries in Africa are mainly importers. Key facts: The United States generates approximately 1.4 million tons of used clothing annually. Most of that is exported as mixed rags or credential clothing. The US exports this clothing in huge shipping containters, which can weigh as much as 40,000 lbs each! Recipient countries include Chile and other South American...

2016 Goodwill Glitter Gala and Fashion Show, a blog post by EcoGoodz, a used clothing supplier   Last year’s Glitter Gala and Fashion Show helped raise $278,000 for Goodwill Seattle’s job and education training programs. This year, however, donations totaled $435,000! Here’s some basic information about the Glitter Gala and Fashion Show: The Glitter Gala is Seattle Goodwill’s only fundraising event. This year all proceeds support Goodwill’s High School Completion...

Make Your Holidays a Little Greener with these Facts and Tips, a blog post by EcoGoodz, a credential clothing supplier Environmental non-profit Sustainable America created the following infographic, packed with facts and tips for a greener holiday. Originally posted in 2012, we think you’ll agree that it’s still very relevant a mere four years later! All 25 of these facts and tips are wonderful, but if we had to pick our top 10, they’d be: #1: If you decide to buy gifts...

Embracing Blue Friday, a blog post by EcoGoodz, a mixed rags supplier United By Blue is an outdoor apparel brand located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their mission “is to remove a pound of trash from the world’s oceans and waterways for every product we sell.” In their own words, We have always been passionate about the ocean and the waterways that lead us there. For every product sold, United By Blue removes one pound of trash from oceans and waterways through company...

Scraps, a blog post by EcoGoodz, a mixed rags supplier Have you ever cut the legs off of a pair of jeans to make shorts? Have you ever cut up a t-shirt to make a tank top? What did you do with your scraps? 100 years ago those scraps might have been kept and reused. Today they probably tossed in the trash without a moment’s notice. The fashion industry has changed dramatically in the last 100 years. Even in the last 50 years there has been a drastic change in nearly every facet of the...