Let’s get Thrifty – a one-stop op-shop clothing experience is coming to Hamilton this mid-September to encourage reuse, re-wear and restyle in true Kiwi style.
Hamilton City Council has partnered with Go Eco and Hospice Waikato to bring Let’s get Thrifty – a one-stop op-shop clothing experience at the Meteor on Victoria Street from 14-16 September.
This one-off shopping event in the city will help reduce the 950,000kg of clothing Hamiltonians send to landfill each year through their red kerbside bins, estimates the Council.
There’ll be a range of pre-loved clothing available for purchase from a selection of local thrift shops. Council and Go Eco are also offering education around how easy it is to repurpose or repair some fabrics.
“When we buy thrifty threads (good from op-shops) we are reducing how much waste we send to landfill and supporting the waste pyramid – guidelines that lead us towards waste reduction rather than disposal,” said Tania Hermann, Council’s Sustainable Resource Recovery Unit Director.
“We can reduce waste by buying what’s already in circulation, reuse by donating gently worn clothing for others to love, and repurpose – turning clothing into quilts, shopping bags or something equally amazing.”
Let’s get Thrifty is Hamilton’s answer to Second Hand September, originally a global Oxfam campaign to encourage reuse, re-wear and restyle.
Teresa Bidlake, Hospice Waikato Regional Retail Manager, said partnering with other Hamilton op shops is a wonderful opportunity and “we are thoroughly looking forward to helping Hamiltonians reduce waste and reuse great pieces of fashion.”
All proceeds go back to participating thrift shop charities.
– from NewsViews
