Episode 212: All About Clothing Swaps, with Sam of BeReworn

It's still Secondhand September, so we are exploring many different ways we can live a #SecondhandFirst way of life. This week we are going to be talking about all things clothing swaps with Sam, the founder and CEO of BeReworn, a platform that helps people find and host clothing swaps.  Sam will be sharing great advice for how to host your own clothing swap, including

• Where and when to have it,
• Why volunteers are important,
• The items you will need for a successful swap,
• Why she recommends charging a ticket fee to participate, 
• How to deal with worrying about whether or not anyone will show up,
• And so much more!

The episode gets started with an email from Norway and a deep dive into when and how single use plastics became a normal part of American life.

Follow BeReworn on Instagram:  @bereworn

More reading about plastic (if you really know how to have a good time):

Plastic Facts + Figures, Plastic Soup Foundation
"Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again," Douglas Main, MIT Technology Review.
"The Myth of Plastic Recycling,"  Laura Sullivan, Emily Kwong, Rebecca Ramirez, NPR.
Peruse the August 1955 issue of Life magazine.

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