Renew your youth clothes
Renew your youth clothes is a clothing exchange network for clothes that you don’t wear any more but which are still in good condition, thus promoting responsible consumption, waste prevention and sustainability among young people aged 12 to 35 by exchanging clothes. This initiative takes place in organisations and centres for young people across the city and aims to show that sustainable fashion can become a reality.
The project, which is part of the Renew network, aims to make young people more aware of building a more sustainable world, and where better to start than by thinking about how many clothes we have, how much we use them and the new life they could have in someone else’s hands.
The current health situation means for the time being it is impossible to hold the face-to-face exchanges and, for that reason, we can’t exchange clothes either. We started an online line of work last year which we continue to promote with a double aim:
- To grow and strengthen the network of participants
- To provide collaborators with the tools for running virtual activities.
What can I do with the clothes I don’t wear any more?
- Use them to make other new, imaginative outfits. For example, in our complementary customisation and upcycling activities.
- As a last resort, you can also take them to one of the Roba Amiga containers found on the streets or at green points around the city. If you want more information on the Roba Amiga project, visit its website www.robaamiga.cat.
In addition, at the Fab Labs across the city you can customise your clothes with buttons, buckles, brooches or patches designed by you and made with digital fabrication machines such as 3D printers, digital embroiderers or laser cutters.
When it comes to buying clothes...
- Do you ask yourself if you really need it?
- Do you know that second-hand is the most sustainable option?
- Do you pick clothes with added social or environmental value?
- Do you know that there are places where you can repair your clothes for free and learn to sew?
You can find the location of second-hand shops, sustainable fashion stores and places where you can repair clothes on the More Sustainable Barcelona Map. Find the nearest one to you and, if you see one is missing, you can add it to the map or add a point to an existing route.