Recycle Boutique makes the move to online; drastic goals for textile waste reduction
30 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM
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Mark Cowle, general manager of Recycle Boutique. Photo / Supplied
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
Second hand clothing reseller Recycle Boutique says its shift to online operations means fewer garments will end up in landfill. Currently, 220,000 tonnes of textile waste is dumped in landfill in New Zealand each year, but the 10-store retail chain hopes its latest move will cut that by a third.
In November last year Recycle Boutique moved online after two years developing its own software and e-commerce site. In just three months it has seen a 10 per cent increase in sales compared to the same period in 2019. It also received over 7000 clothing drop-offs.