Garb Against Garbage: Jeans Exchange

Garb Against Garbage: Jeans Exchange .... where jeans are free*! We are a social project created to rehouse clean, quality, contemporary jeans and tops.

Save yourself from clothes boredom and a garment from landfill! (*in exchange for your washed, contemporary pair and koha) Welcome to Garb Against Garbage: jeans exchange and top swap. We are aiming to establish an ongoing social enterprise to maximise the life of (mainly) denim jeans, known to be taxing to the environment at the beginning (https://www.ecowatch.com/environmental-cost-jeans-2544519

658.html ) and end of their lives. The concept is developing and some of the following may change as we learn, but initially it will work like this...

Bring in your clean, contemporary or alternatively stylish, still full-of-life jeans for us to select from to exchange for one of ours. There is a recommended $5 koha for the service to help cover our costs. If you do not wish to take home those we do not accept ,we will happily deliver them to a non-profit charity organisation on you behalf. NB: Profile images: BBC News and Harpers Bazaar Singapore.

This is a call out to someone or (group) who might like to take over and run this jeans exchange venture. While, under c...
03/07/2022

This is a call out to someone or (group) who might like to take over and run this jeans exchange venture. While, under current management, there is the opportunity to continue it in association with a book and art shop venture being established in a smaller centre, its potential is much greater in the city.

All the existing stock and plant (about 80 pairs of jeans, some signage and racks) are available free of charge to anyone who would like to seriously commit taking up this worthwhile challenge. What has been learned so far:
1. There is genuine interest and enthusiasm for the project.
2. It will work much better when high profile markets and events signed up for actually get to go ahead in less precarious times.

Please message or text 021 228 8624 with any plans you could have

Exchange your Jeans for a pair of ours (+ $5 koha) at our regular spot outside OPAWA LIBRARY from 10 - 12 this Saturday ...
16/11/2021

Exchange your Jeans for a pair of ours (+ $5 koha) at our regular spot outside OPAWA LIBRARY from 10 - 12 this Saturday 20th November.

We also now have other clothes to exchange. Something good and clean (+ koha) of yours for something good and clean of ours. Although jeans and other clothes are also for sale, all can be exchanged and 100% OF KOHA WITH EXCHANGES GOES TO THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION . See you there 🙂 P.S Still need lots more men's' jeans. Donations of jeans welcome, and can likely collect.

Planning a school or community fair?Let us know. Love to take part
04/11/2021

Planning a school or community fair?

Let us know. Love to take part

Great day today in Opawa...happy customers with 'new' jeans and funds raised for a good cause 😀
22/10/2021

Great day today in Opawa...happy customers with 'new' jeans and funds raised for a good cause 😀

20/10/2021

Very short of traditionally men's jeans. These seem hard to find in good order. If you would like to donate clean, 'almost as new', men's contemporary jeans please message and we will aim to arrange collection or suggest drop off.

02/08/2021

Next jeans exchange @ Opawa Library
Saturday 14 August
10 - 12

02/07/2021

Some inspiratational denim upcycling in this clip...

Set up and ready to swap at the XCHC this evening. Thanks to Exchange Christchurch - XCHC and Christchurch Envirohub for...
22/06/2021

Set up and ready to swap at the XCHC this evening. Thanks to Exchange Christchurch - XCHC and Christchurch Envirohub for support ...

This a brand new pair of men's jeans ready for exchange tomorrow at the XCHC, Wilsons Rd, Green Drinks (Tues) from 5.30....
21/06/2021

This a brand new pair of men's jeans ready for exchange tomorrow at the XCHC, Wilsons Rd, Green Drinks (Tues) from 5.30. Good quality preowned men's jeans seem much harder to find than women's (we have about 80 pairs of those) so trading a pair of men's for women's more than fine.
In other news...looks like will have space for a city pop up during August..

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