On Friday 22 March Australia’s largest charity recycler, Salvos Stores, will be hosting the country’s first ever Vintage Tee Day, designed to promote and support sustainable fashion by encouraging everyone to wear a vintage or second hand t-shirt.
Salvos Stores Chief Executive Officer, Allen Dewhirst, said Salvos Stores is excited about the inaugural event, and encouraged the wider community to get involved in this worthy cause. “We are extremely passionate about educating people on the importance of recycling and just how much their small involvement can help the environment,” he said.
The event aims to encourage the importance of recycling and Salvos Stores is advocating for individuals to create Vintage Tee Day based events at their workplace, school, university or any other appropriate location.
Dewhirst explained that it takes 2,700 litres to produce just one cotton t-shirt. “This is an alarming statistic and we want to encourage individuals to reduce their carbon footprint by buying second hand clothing. Our Vintage Tee Day is the perfect way to do this,” he said.
Don’t have a vintage tee? There are over 200 Salvos Stores located in Vic, Tas, NT, WA and SA, so be sure to pop in to a store near you to find an impressive range of pre-loved clothing to choose from.
Did you know Salvos Stores recycles over 55,000 tonnes of goods and re-sells 6.39 million items of clothing every year?
Having made a name for itself as Australia’s leading stockist of pre-loved goods, Salvos Stores has been helping the environment and those underprivileged by recycling and reselling donated items for almost 130 years, becoming an Australian Institution along the way.
Punters can find a large range of clothing, accessories and various other goods from across many different eras at Salvos Stores. All profits go directly to The Salvation Army to assist in funding the various social programs and support offered to those marginalised and disadvantaged.
Do your bit for the environment by wearing your vintage or second hand tee on Friday 22 March.
For more information about Salvos Stores visit: www.salvosstores.com.au
Post your photos wearing second hand/ vintage tees on Salvos Stores’ Facebook page: www.facebook.com/salvosstores
