We live in a city apartment. It's not huge––we have one big closet and one tiny storage locker in the cellar––which means we just have to get rid of a bunch of stuff every once in a while. Currently, I'm trying to cope with the results of shipping far too many clothes to Zürich when we first moved here. They've got to go.
A couple of times of year we get collection bags from
Texaid, a Swiss organization that collects, recycles and reuses used clothing in support of charities like Caritas Schweiz and the Swiss Red Cross. The bags are too small--clearly designed for smart shoppers who buy judiciously. My closet always seems to fill up with clothes so big or so small or so odd that I wondered why I ever bought them.
Happily, I discovered that there are drop-off containers right in my neighborhood. All I have to do is bag it up and dump it in. The instructions don't even specify that you have to use those tiny Texaid bags.
Texaid also has a handy
search tool so that you can find the nearest collection point. Neat.
Story by Kathy
Aw, yes. Many a donation was made to the texaid bins when we were packing up our things to move back to the States... :)
ReplyDeleteApplying the one-in-one-out rule is the only way not to get too much stuff in our closets.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting ready to move... and I'm scared ;-)
Now that's cool! I wish I could follow that advise too and get rid of the clothes I don't wear! Argh... It's sad when you are in between sizes too at the moment.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, Even though I;m cleaning things out now, I fully expect another round when we move. Arrgh.
ReplyDeleteM'dame Jo, You are correct.That's the right rule and someday I will follow it. (Bonne chance for your move.)
ReplyDeleteET, I don't have quite the valid reason you do for size changes ;)
ReplyDeletehello! I like ur blog im living in Zurich im my bf's home we will get marry he is swiss, i came like 15 days ago from Colombia and everything is different , and i would like to know if u can tell me where can i find organic masks, like clay because i need one and the customs office take mine one off in the airport :( thank u so much if u answer bye
ReplyDeleteHi Newcomer from Columbia,
ReplyDeleteI think you mean masks for facials, right?
I don't know of a specific place to suggest for that product, but you might try stores called "Drogerie" or with the word "Bio" in the name. Not all Drogerie are "bio," however.
The Bio Paradies shop in my neighborhood carries organic cosmetics (soaps, lotions). There are lots of these kinds of shops in Zürich.
Texaid is well known in Europe and the Uk because the clothes you give are given to those in need and charities.
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