We all love designer handbags and fashion, but there is a hidden cost to their beauty:
The fashion industry is responsible for 1/10th of the world’s carbon emissions, making it the second largest polluter in the world.
Australians are the second largest consumers of fashion in the world, buying on average 27kg of fashion per year.
The average Australian woman has 5 handbags collecting dust at the back of her closet that she does not regularly use, and nearly half own a handbag they’ve NEVER worn!.
Those unused handbags on average take a huge estimated 57.5kg of CO2 to produce – the equivalent of the CO2 emissions from charging 6,994 smartphones.
Our goal by 2030 is to prevent the production of 5,750 tonnes of CO2 by rehoming 100,000 unwanted fashion items.
For comparison, that's the equivalent of the CO2 that would be counteracted by 95,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years! We can certainly achieve this goal with your help, through buying and selling pre-owned in the circular economy rather than always buying a new.
