How Consumers Can Help the “Crisis of Stuff”
The world is becoming more and more conscious about what it throws out. Paper and plastic have efficient recycling practices, but textiles still have a lot to improve on. Fast fashion has come under fire for the wasteful nature of its business model as the public becomes more educated how their clothes are produced. […]
Recycling Mixed Rags is a Mixed Bag
In the circular economy of clothes, most recycling is done through donations and second hand sales. But when thrift stores have clothes that still won’t sell, they are collected into what is called “mixed rags.” These clothes often have imperfections such as stains, tears, missing features or are simply faded. Sometimes these clothes after […]
Credential Clothing & The Sustainable Fashion Movement: What The Future Holds
As the world becomes more aware about how we impact the environment around us, we pay closer attention to what we throw away or the impact of what we are purchasing. The average environmentally conscious consumer is making informed decisions about the brands and stores they choose to support. In some cases, people dedicate […]
Rag News: August 2018
After-Hours Thrift Donation Theft Theft of donations that are left at your store after hours has become a real issue regarding lost revenue. In order to combat the losses, thrift stores must find ways to counteract this trend, like for example: Ask donors through signage to leave donations only during regular attended hours. Provide […]
Disposable Fast Fashion and the Crisis of Stuff Needs a Mixed Rags Answer
Many studies show that millennials are actively finding solutions to address the negative implications and outcomes of a disposable fast fashion global marketplace. Thrifting has now become more than a mainstream music suggestion provided by rapper Macklemore in his hit song “Thriftshop.” Millennials are now incorporating this practice into their daily practice in order […]
Rag News: July 2018
Weekly Performance Charts If I cannot see the net, how do I know if I scored a goal? The same applies to team member productivity results in a thrift store, backroom or thrift warehouse. The goals have to be clearly stated and visible so that your team can work toward the goal. Setting the […]
Knowing What Makes an Item “Credential”
For many clothing consumers, the term “credential” may be unfamiliar or draw an unclear definition of what the term actually means. Many in the fashion industry tend to think that “credential clothing” refers to all variety of recycled materials and that they end goal in producing these materials is exclusively an environmental interest. In […]
Mixed Rags May Become Jet Fuel by the Year 2020
The mixed rags industry is based around a full circle economy focused on true recycling. The goal is to repurpose materials for reuse to reduce the amount of waste that our species is generating. A new survey found that the average American will toss over 81 pounds of clothing this year alone. That amounts […]
Addressing Disposable Fast Fashion with a Mixed Rags Solution
Building a personal fashion collection by using items from an earlier era or owner is a practice that is increasingly becoming in vogue given the challenges of wasteful fashions and the overflow of landfills. Many studies show that millennials are now turning to the process of thrifting – which was at a time a […]
The Cost Benefits of Credential Clothing
Statistics indicate that one of the least likely recycled materials among consumers is textiles. According to CBC, consumers channel much of their attention and efforts where recycling is concerned with materials such as newspapers, plastic containers, glass, plastic, and cardboard. In Ontario alone, as of 2016, only 15 percent of discarded textiles were being […]
