Consumption Conundrum

As fast fashion, fast food and fast furniture have encouraged an increasingly throwaway culture, here are four businesses answering our consumption conundrum with high quality and low waste…

Established in 2008, Leeds Community Clothes Exchange (LCCE) is a volunteer run community project encouraging the recycling and exchange of clothing to provide a more ethical alternative to the fast-fashion available on the high-street.

It can be difficult to access sustainably produced clothing, as it isn’t always easily available. The majority of sustainable brands are online based without the option to try-before-you-buy, and are more expensive than the major retailers, which can be off-putting, particularly to people on low incomes.

The aim of LCCE is to provide another option which is accessible and affordable – visitors pay £3 per visit and can swap up to 20 items of pre-loved clothing and accessories. You can expect to find everything from vintage garments and designer pieces to high street basics and handmade delights, in a range of sizes, with all genders catered for.