Meanwhile, I’m looking into freecycle, where people give away unwanted goods to keep them out of landfill. Journo Julian Lee has just published a fascinating book about living an environmentally friendly lifestyle called How Good Are You? In it he tells of 27-year-old Kate Pears, a Melbourne “fashion activist” who runs clothing exchanges that have become popular social events. People bring clothes they “value but no longer use”, which are then rearranged on racks by volunteers. At the end of the evening, everyone picks out the clothes they like and takes them home, for free. It would be great to see similar exchanges for kids’ clothes.

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