StyleUP Market
Apparel & Fashion - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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StyleUP Market is the ultimate online clothing marketplace. Motivated by the global reuse/recycle movement, our online platform creates a simple way for consumers to sell unwanted clothing items that may otherwise end up in a landfill. Through our fashion re-homing project, buyers around the globe can find unique items amongst our array of new, preloved, and vintage clothing available throughout the site.A Global CrisisThe fashion industry is currently the world's second largest polluting industry. Surpassed only by the oil and gas industry, the total greenhouse gas emissions from textile production currently stands at 1.2 billion tonnes annually. Amazingly, this is more than those of all international flights and maritime shipping combined. It is estimated that the fashion industry is responsible for 10 per cent of the world's carbon emissions.Globally, 80% of discarded textiles are doomed for the landfill or incineration. Only 20% are actually reused or recycled. The U.S. alone sends about 21 billion pounds of textile waste to landfills every year. And sadly, only 10-15% of donated clothing actually ends up in the secondhand market.Australians discard 23 kilograms of clothing per capita every year and this results in six tonnes of textiles and clothing contributed to landfills in Australia every 10 minutes.A 2017 YouGov report found that 75% of Australian adults threw away clothes within a 12 month period; 30% tossed more than 10 garments. The throwaway culture is creating a serious environmental problem, with 24% saying they threw out a garment after one wear. Sadly, one in six people binned at least three garments they'd worn only once.Rethinking Our Buying HabitsStyleUP Market aims to help shift our buying behaviour by creating an alternative to simply throwing out unwanted clothing items. Our online platform provides an easy way to sell women, men, and kids clothing as well as vintage finds, and accessories. Signup for a Seller Account today.
