THINKING GREEN

We have one planet we share. We embrace the opportunity to make the most of what we have as we work together to protect the planet. Knowing what we do today matters to those who come after us, we are committed to the resale and reuse of goods to keep them out of landfills and care for one another in the process. Caring for the planet, caring for each other - that's how we save the planet, one closet at a time. 

SAVING THE PLANET

We all get to choose how to best support one another - and our earth

SMART, SUSTAINABLE SAVINGS 

So what exactly is "Smar Sustainable Savings"? 
Over the last 15 years, consumers are buying MORE items but using them LESS. We have seen that more items are being sold, but hose items are actually being worn LESS. Sometimes items are worn as few as seven to ten times before they are discaded. As reported by the Ellen Macarther Foundation's report " A NEW TEXTILES ECONOMY: REDESIGNING FASHIONS FUTURE" - "The latter rise (doubling of production volume) is mainly due to the 'fast fashion' phenomenon, with quicker turnaround of new styles, increased number of collections offered per year, and - often - lower prices."

While we LOVE low prices, we have to wonder what all of this is doing to our world? A shortened, simplified answer is that we are using more non-renewable resources to produce clothing that is being used for a shorter amount of time. 

This same report states, "Globally, customers miss out on $460 billion dollars of value each year by throwing away clothes that they could continue to wear." THAT is a LOT of clothing AND a lot of money! And that's what we want to change.  

SO WHAT CAN WE DO?

Give items a second chance. We invite you to be a part of shopping and selling with Just Between Friends - as suggested in "Step 2" below- so items can have a longer, better life before they are discarded. Our goal is to see the lifespan of clothing, toys, shoes, baby gear and equipment grow to enjoy life through three, four, even five cycles with various families. Items that have lots of use left in them are given a second chance (or third, fourth, or fifth) through our consignment marketplaces. 

That's far better fro our budgets AND far better for the planet. We can choose how we take care of our items and what happens to them after they leave our families. We invite you to join us as we work together to do our very best to take care of our planet - together.