Wednesday, August 10, 2022

World Wisdom: Sustainable Back-to-School Shopping

 Back to school shopping isn't just about supplies, it often means loading up your children’s wardrobes with brand new clothes and shoes for the school year.

Kids grow fast - and you may be buying new clothes and athletic gear for them pretty frequently, but how sustainable are the items you buy? And what do you do with their outgrown items, especially shoes?

A new study revealed that 60% of Americans and say clothing sustainability is important to them, but more than half admit they don’t think often think about it.

  • Nearly 1 in 5 buy new athletic shoes every 6 months or less
  • 40% admit to tossing their old athletic shoes in the garbage
  • 69% didn’t know athletic shoes can be recycled

Take a look at the full report 

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