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City sustainability coordinator reports 2,300+ pounds diverted at community clothing swap, urges new partnerships and fee adjustments
Summary
Grace Ledwith, the city's sustainability coordinator, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that the Sept. clothing-reuse event collected more than 2,300 pounds of donations, rehomed roughly 84% of items, drew about 450 people and generated heavy staff costs and lost rental revenue; she recommended stronger nonprofit partnerships, more volunteers and exploring a modest admission fee.
Grace Ledwith, the city's sustainability coordinator, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that the Great Closet Clean Out in September drew about 450 people and produced more than 2,300 pounds of donated clothing.
"We had over 2,300 pounds of clothes donated to us at the community center," Ledwith said. "That's over a ton of clothes." She added that staff estimated roughly 2,000 pounds were taken by attendees, a reuse rate of about 84 percent.
The event is part of work implementing the city's climate action plan, Ledwith said, and staff tracked several operational metrics to evaluate sustainability and cost. She reported that two full-time recreation staff…
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