CHANGEZ: THE RESET

While the big retail com­pa­nies and fashion chains are doing ever­y­thing they can to dri­ve their cus­to­mers (even more) into a shop­ping fren­zy during Black Fri­day, at Blue­Ci­ty, we’­re hit­ting the big RESET but­ton this weekend. Behind the clo­thes we wear every day and the items we buy, the­re’s a world of pol­lu­ti­on and was­te, so we say: F*ck Black Fri­day! On Satur­day, Novem­ber 25 – the day after – we offer a posi­ti­ve alter­na­ti­ve and trans­form the old wave pool into a green depart­ment store with a clot­hing exch­an­ge by The Swap­shop, a mar­ket with sus­tainable and fair gifts, and a behind-the-sce­nes look at the second-hand tex­ti­le sort­ing com­pa­ny Erdo­tex. Are you in?

Rese­arch from the Ams­ter­dam Uni­ver­si­ty of Appli­ed Sci­en­ces reve­als that the avera­ge Dutch per­son has around 173 clot­hing items in their ward­ro­be, of which about 50 items have remain­ed unu­sed for over a year. We belie­ve that the Black Fri­day weekend is the per­fect time to dig through that full clo­set and, ins­tead of buy­ing a lot of new clo­thes and gifts, search for a sus­tainable alter­na­ti­ve. Come exch­an­ge your old clo­thes for new vin­ta­ge gems, visit our mar­ket with sus­tainable and cir­cu­lar gifts – from jewel­ry made from old rings to green plants – and tas­te The New Feasts during CHAN­GEZ: THE RESET.

The Swap­shop Swap Clo­thes Ins­tead of Buy­ing New
The clot­hing indus­try is one of the most pol­lu­ting indus­tries in the world, con­tri­bu­ting to over 10% of glo­bal CO2 emis­si­ons. At the same time, we dis­card about 17 kilo­grams of tex­ti­les per per­son annu­al­ly. It’s time for a chan­ge. Blue­Ci­ty encou­ra­ges Rot­ter­dam resi­dents to dive into their clo­sets and come for a clot­hing swap. Pack your men’s and women’s clot­hing in good con­di­ti­on (items that could still make someone else hap­py) and bring them to Blue­Ci­ty on Satur­day, Novem­ber 25^th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The bet­ter the qua­li­ty, the more Swaps (points) you’ll recei­ve for the clot­hing item. The num­ber of swaps you get per item is 2, 5, 10, or 15 Swaps. The Swap rules are lis­ted at the bot­tom of this page.

Sus­tainable Mar­ket In addi­ti­on to The Swap­shop, at CHAN­GEZ: THE RESET, you can also explo­re a green mar­ket fea­turing sus­tainable and cir­cu­lar entre­pre­neurs. From jewel­ry made from spoons to fer­men­ta­ti­on kits and indoor plants, you can find the most delightful gifts here. On the mar­ket, you’ll dis­co­ver busi­nesses such as:

Wil­der­land | Far Out Drinks | Green Bana­na | Rot­pot | De Lepel­aer | JUBE JWLS | Wereld­win­kel | No was­te heroes | Ever­som | Ate­lier Sje

Loca­ti­on:
Blue­Ci­ty

Date and Time:
Satur­day, Novem­ber 25, 2023 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Cost:
Free