Our Priorities
TLDR; we are a group of students committed to providing affordable pieces promoting self-expression with a sustainability lense.
We are committed to:
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We are a donation-based thrift store.
All items are donated by the Penn community, and bought by the Penn community. Donations that cannot be sold are re-donated to organizations such as Goodwill, so no waste is generated in Penn Closet's operations. We have created a mini circular economy at Penn, improving chances that items used by the Penn Community will find a good second home to be reused rather than residing in a landfill or incinerator. |
Why We Do What We Do
Some scary stats about U.S. clothing consumption, production and waste that motivate us.
The U.S. EPA estimates that in the U.S. alone...
As a group of young people, we are intensely motivated by the damage and destruction facing our planet. We saw that clothing was contributing. But self-expression is also incredibly important to us, so we figured we'd shoot for the best of both worlds.
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![]() Source: EPA.gov
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