Donating used clothing is an easy way to celebrate Earth Day. Most of us have several clothing items that we no longer wear including last year’s fashions, items that are too small or too large, or that we just don’t like anymore. You might even have clothing that is torn, stained, or beginning to show signs of wear. Did you know that those unworn items from your closet (including the torn and stained pieces) are vital to the worldwide economy? They are! The World of...

Every mighty oak was once a tender sapling. Consistent, small acts add up to a greater whole and have great power to effect change.   The Earth Day theme for this year is Trees for the Earth. From the Earth Day Network website: Our planet is currently losing over 15 billion trees each year due to deforestation, land development, and bad forest management (that is roughly 48 football fields every minute). EDN is announcing Trees for the Earth (#Trees4Earth), a plan to plant 7.8...

Of all the rooms in the household, the kitchen probably uses the most energy and generates the most waste. Food Waste Food alone accounts for 14.6% of the total waste created by Americans. That is an atrocious, staggeringly huge amount of waste. That is 37,084,000 TONS of wasted food–74.2 BILLION pounds! Does that shock you? But food scraps and food waste is only part of the kitchen waste problem. What about paper waste? Plastic waste? According to the EPA, paper waste...

Ah, Pinterest, the magical digital landscape full of ideas, inspiration, and products. From recipes to cleaning advice, to tutorials on changing engine oil or crocheting a rug from old t-shirts, Pinterest is the internet’s favorite place to be. What we love most about Pinterest is that it’s an impressive visual search engine. We search ‘Eco-Friendly DIY’ and a tantalizing array of pictures, tutorial, articles, and videos pop up. Even more obscure searches such as...

Being in the wholesale used clothing industry, we always like to remind people how important it is to buy secondhand when possible and to always donate or recycle unwanted used clothing and used shoes. We recognize, however, that buying new clothing and textiles is inevitable. Fortunately, the world has Livia Firth, an extraordinary woman moving the fashion industry toward sustainability and social responsibility. About her: Livia Firth is the founder and creative director of Eco Age...