Swapshop is a resale store, supported by the city, that gives discounts in exchange for each used dress or shirt you bring in. As a last resort, you can drop it off for recycling at a network of bins throughout the city.

In 2023, a new recycling facility is expected to open that can turn old clothes into yarn that can be locally manufactured into clothing.

Swapshop, the clothing resale shop, started hosting clothing swaps in 2018 before opening its store. “When we started, circularity was still low on the agenda. We had to shout to be heard,” says cofounder and owner Monique Drent. “When they started to realize we have a problem, and they started to look for solutions, we were there.” The city is also helping the business take the next step; it recently gave the store a grant to start a product line using materials recycled from the clothes that it can’t resell.