Kill Fast Fashion.

At Garage Sale we offer you a vintage haven not just because it is unique fashion, but because it is sustainable! Our mission is to help educate on the destruction of fast fashion while giving discarded clothing a longer lifespan. Here’s the ugly truth about new clothing production:

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Textile waste

30% of fast fashion items are unsold

85% of our clothes are in the landfill or burned. That’s 92 million tons of garment and textile waste is discarded annually!

Only 10% of clothing donated to thrift stores is actually sold, leaving the remainder to be sent to landfills

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environmental damage

The textile industry is the 2nd most polluting industry and the second-largest consumer of water. Textile dyeing is the 2nd largest water polluter

Raw material production, preparation, and processing contribute to more than 70% of CO2 emissions.

Contributes 8% to 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions

Is responsible for 1/3 of industrial water pollution due to manufacturing practices

Is accountable for 20% to 35% of microplastic found in the ocean

Polyester takes more than 200 years to decompose

The fashion industry consumes 98 million tons of non-renewable resources annually

Textile mills use 20,000 chemicals to make clothes

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exploitation

93% of brands don’t pay their garment workers enough to make a living

160 million children around the world are forced to work

The majority of apparel is made by women that are aged 18-years-old to 24-years-old

97% of fashion items are manufactured overseas

Millions of workers die annually due to work-related injuries and illness

We know these facts aren't pretty, but just by shopping secondhand you are making a BIG difference!

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You gave a second life to something that would otherwise be rotting in a landfill right now. So high five for shopping vintage!