This week I going to share my number one favorite way to make a difference in my climate footprint. What is it and why is it my number one favorite way? SHOPPING! I love shopping and looking for bargains, and since that phenomenon of COVID-19, quarantine, etc I just love online shopping!! I utilize my personal shopping at second-hand places. One of my favorite places to do this is on an online site called ThredUp. It’s great! (And no, I don’t receive credit from ThredUp) They have tons of name brands in clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. And talk about bargains! My favorite way to shop this site is to bring up my sizes and what I am looking for, then you can select how you want to search-by New With Tags, New Arrivals, On Sale and more! I typically will look first by New With Tags. That is just what you think it is-new items that still have the tag. HUGE bargains! All while making a difference in your footprint.
My last order I placed was for two dresses, two shirts and a cardigan. Three were New With Tags and I spent $55. I even got Free Shipping! But the best part is seeing the Eco Impact of an item you are choosing to buy. For example, buying the cardigan and wearing it 10 times will save the equivalent of:
416.17 glasses of drinking water
285.79 hours of an LED light bulb
56 miles of driving emissions (for my location)
Pretty impressive impact for purchasing one second-hand cardigan!
With sites such as ThredUp you also have the opportunity to send in your personal used items. Typically you can earn credit to the site, or cash. I’m all for that and not throwing used items away to be put in a landfill somewhere!!!
If you haven’t tried something like this, you really should. Little things we do add up to make a huge difference!!