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Last week here in California (along with more controversial things) we passed a law meaning we now pay for our grocery bags. Personally I was really happy about this one, I’m all…
When I got the list of everything we needed for school, I suddenly felt powerless. After years of being so careful about the impact of what we buy, and of understanding the negative impact of clothing – I “had” to buy multiple new polyester pieces with no idea of the supply chain.
With my first child starting school during the pandemic, second hand uniform sales were not an option at his school and I had to figure out an alternative route to lower the human and environment impact of sending him to school.
I decided to ask the school a lot of questions about what was possible. Even if nothing changes for you in an area, you might be part of things changing down the line. Explain why you care and see what workarounds you can find, uniform or any area. Yes it can be uncomfortable to be the one who asks if something can be done differently, but you’re not doing it to be difficult, you’re asking to bring needed change. So ask away!
For Clayton I first dug into what was listed by the school. Called the companies they suggested, looked at what they made clothes with and where. It wasn’t awful, there was some idea of supply chain but I knew I wanted to be a bit more sure on sourcing and materials. Sadly second hand wasn’t an option in 2020. So a few tips for starting out:
UNIFORM BASICS
SHOES
GYM KIT
OUTDOOR SPORT SHOES
SCHOOL COAT
LUNCH BAGS
SCHOOL COLOURED SWEATER + GYM SHIRT
I found some of the school coloured items hard to find done well so I searched high and low for non standard colours I needed. I found OrBasics and Mini Boden most helpful for basics in a range of colours.
Last week here in California (along with more controversial things) we passed a law meaning we now pay for our grocery bags. Personally I was really happy about this one, I’m all…
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