A GREENER WORLD
TEXTILES ARE 100% RECYCLABLE.
WHY RECYCLE?
RECYCLING SAVES WATER
Reusing just one t-shirt, instead of buying new, saves 700 gallons of water and many pounds of chemical pesticides that pollute the environment.
RECYCLING REDUCES CO2 EMISSIONS
For every pound of cotton manufactured, 15 lbs. of CO2 are released into the atmosphere. Buying secondhand reduces the demand for this manufacture, eliminating these emissions.
RECYCLING REDUCES WASTE
HOW DOES GARSON & SHAW HELP?
Garson & Shaw connects the things you no longer need with people who can use them. It’s our business to give used clothing a second life.
We work with thrift stores, charities and for-profit collection companies to recycle millions of pounds of clothes, shoes and household items. Recyclers can feel good knowing that their used items are finding a new home through Garson & Shaw.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
By recycling your unwanted clothing!
The clothing we sell can go anywhere in the world. Affordable clothing options are in high demand everywhere. Your items could fill a vintage store in Europe, be made into insulation for a car manufacturer in the United States, or create entrepreneurial opportunities for women in an open-air market in Kenya. Any way you slice it, recycling clothes creates jobs and opportunities—and is good for the planet.
Over 70% of the world wears secondhand clothing! When you recycle, your items can make someone else just as happy as you were while you used them.