Come Swap with Us!
We Are Swap Omaha
OUR MISSION
Centered on the fashion industry and what it means to be sustainable as individuals, as a community and as a collective, Swap Omaha was born! We help save clothing from landfills by giving pre-loved clothing, shoes and accessories new life in a new home and help make sustainable fashion accessible to all by prioritizing inclusivity.
OUR IMPACT
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Saving Clothes from Landfills
The fashion industry contributes unequivocally to the climate crisis. Over the last three years, we've saved over 20,000 lbs of clothing from landfills. That equals the average amount of clothing that 247 Americans throw away per year.
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Supporting Our Mission
When you join us for our paid events like our CU Next Tuesday swap, film screenings, panels, runway shows or Shop the Swap — our 1$ sale at the end of our community events — we are able to finance housing all our leftover clothing and supplies to further recirculation efforts and get beautiful, pre-loved clothing rehoused and out of landfills.
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Paying it Forward
We donate all of the unswapped items to local nonprofits to benefit our community at all levels of need. Have a favorite local nonprofit that is in need of clothing, let us know! We love to spread the love.
HOW IT WORKS
Clothing Drop Off
The first portion of the swap is designated for swap drop offs. This way the most amount of clothing is available to be claimed from the start.
1 for 1 Swapping
Those that donated get first dibs of all the donated items. We use the honor system to swap 1 for 1, meaning you can take as many pieces as you brought.
Shop the Swap
During our free community events, when all who donated have had a chance to choose their treasures, we open the swap to the public to Shop the Swap 1 item for $1. This ensures that the maximum amount of clothing finds a new home.
Leftover Clothing
Not all the pre-loved pieces donated to the swap find homes. To ensure these items don't end up in landfills, we partner with local nonprofits so they can find new homes with those in need.
Upcoming events
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Beyond the Bins - Textile Transcendance
Friday, April 24th | 5pm - 9pm
In Partnership with Creative Reuse Omaha and Sustainably LB
at Clover24 | 2200 S 24th St
🌼 Beyond the Bins 🌼
Art Exhibit opens at 5pm
🌼 Textile Transcendence 🌼
Sustainable Fashion Showcase starts at 7pm.
The showcase is curated by Lauren Bates of Sustainably LB, journalist, founder of Conscious Collections Fest and co-founder of Swap Omaha. This fashion showcase features 10 collections and centers vintage curators and upcycle designers
One of those collections is a Swap Omaha collection with looks curated by Sami Hartong, stylist, co-founder of Swap Omaha and co-founder of Show Haus.
While there isn’t a swap at this event, you can come hang out with the Swap Omaha girlies and our sustainable fashion, artist friends as we celebrate Earth Day with Creative Reuse Omaha.
Attendees will have a chance to shop the collections after the event and mingle with designers and vintage curators.
—not all pieces that are shown on the runway will be available for purchase—
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Earth Day
Saturday, April 25th | 11am - 2pm
In Partnership with Earth Day Omaha
at Elmwood Park | 808 S 60th St♻️ What to Bring ♻️
Pre-loved, Gently Used Clothing, Shoes and AccessoriesClothing Drop Off – 11am - 12pm
1 for 1 Swapping – 12pm - 1pm💚 Swap Guidelines 💚
1 for 1 Clothing Swap
after all our swappers have chosen their treasures, we open the swap to the public with all remaining items being $1
Get in touch.
Want to be the first to get all the information on our upcoming Swap Omaha events? Do you have an organization you think we should partner with? Do you want to nerd out with us about all things sustainable fashion? Drop us a line and let’s get to know each other!
