Op Shops and Reducing textile waste
Council encourages reducing textile waste to reduce waste going to landfill. Textile production and the clothing industry has a big environmental footprint and recognised impacts on climate change.
Council supports the recycling of unwanted clothing by using Op Shops, and we've produced a flyer and Op Shop map to help people make the most of Nelson's second-hand clothing resources.
Where textile waste can’t be reused, the next best thing is to upcycle unwanted fabrics. A great example is gift bags, which can form part of the gift you are giving and be reused time and time again – cutting out wrapping paper and sticky tape waste. Check out our Make your own re-usable gift bag' how to guide
Read Elizabeth Bean’s series on Op Shopping
- A new year in second-hand clothing
- The pleasures and perils of op shopping
- Be part of the solution not the pollution
- Fashionably slow and stylish
- Taking the slow road to stepping out in style
- Hunting for old to combat the cold
- Gems of wisdom from fashion friends
- Article - Op shop till you drop to help charity and environment
