DIY: Clothes

Every year, 85% of recyclable clothes are thrown away- around 900,000 tons of clothes end up in the landfill.  Over half of all the clothing, shoes and accessories purchased in 2008 were never worn.  We could save over 8 million tons of CO2 by not throwing away our old clothes and by being more conservative in buying clothes, shoes, and accessories.  

Here are several ideas for clothes that are still in really good condition, but you do not like anymore or know you will never wear:

1. Donate clothes to Goodwill, Salvation Army, Cerebral Palsy, or any organization which collects clothes for those who are in need.

2. Swap clothes with friends

There are also ways to take old clothes and make them into something usable:

Click here to learn how to make a bag out of old clothes

Click here to learn how to make a drawstring bag

You can use the fabrics of old clothes to make new clothes!