Our mission
To create a greener future for you and your family.
The circular economy — a shopping concept reconciling a love of fashion with sustainability. Shop. Sell. Save the planet.
Every part of a garment can be cycled — what starts with a design eventually gets sourced and then produced, provided with the intent to be worn and circulated responsibly. The circular concept defines the idea of items remaining for as long as possible in society in their most valuable form, then returned safely to the environment when no longer of human use.
Once items have become tired, the intent is to have them repaired or redesigned, then — rather than being binned — rented, swapped or sold at resale. Less is bought, and less is left ruining our planet.
The challenges we face
Our love of all things new is coming at too high a cost.
We must make these changes now — for our future, for our children, for the planet.
10 Million Tonnes
of clothing in North America ends up in landfills every year, with the average individual throwing away 37 kilos.
— WRW Canada
6,800 L
of water a single pair of jeans uses during its production, while a cotton shirt uses 2,800 — imagine how many bathtubs that could fill.
— Advanced Waste Solutions Canada
By 2025
The clothing waste accumulated between now and then will weigh as much as today's world population. We can't ignore it.
— Stella McCartney
A paradigm shift
The future of fashion is circular.
82.92%
of Canadians have shopped second-hand in 2020, an increase from 73% in 2019.
— Stats Canada
$2 Billion
is the worth of the second-hand industry in North America in 2020, with that number continuing to grow.
— Ibis World
50%
of Nextdoor Closet users cite their usage of the app with the intention of benefiting the planet and their community.
— Internal
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