Swap Shop
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In-Depth
Student-Led Sustainability Organizations Create Network of Solutions
Students in Georgia are looking for ways to save the environment as their state’s CO2 emission reduction efforts head in the wrong direction. Dana Theoc, a former University of Georgia Office of Sustainability intern, has chosen to get involved and currently works for the Swap Shop, a free thrift…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Boutique Makes Fashion Sustainable, Transparent for Customers
COMMUNITY is a fashion boutique in Downtown Athens known for its innovative, handmade styles using all recycled materials. Sanni Baumgärtner, a native of Germany and owner of the boutique, expressed the store’s central values of being sustainable and transparent. Baumgärtner shared it was her main priority to have the sewing…
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Environment
UGA Students are Prioritizing Sustainable Fashion
University of Georgia student organizations Fair Fashion and Swap Shop are helping promote sustainable fashion practices to help reduce the amount of waste on campus. Through clothing swaps and informational meetings, both organizations put accessibility and education at the forefront of their mission. “I love to be able to show…
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Northeast Georgia News
Swap Shop at UGA: Turning Trash to Treasure
Picture a mountain of discarded material, towering as big as the University of Georgia’s 200,000-square-foot Miller Learning Center, destined for the landfill. That is the size of the 10 million pounds of materials UGA sends to the landfill each year. But through the doors of that same building is a…