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I Bought The Trashie Take Back Bag — Is it Worth it?
A Very Candid Review of the Internet’s Hottest New “Eco-Friendly Clothing Recycling Service”
My algorithms have me nailed down. Pretty much everywhere I ‘travel’ on the internet is funded by a wide variety of eco-friendly brands. A digital footprint of looking up science communication content for a blog has made me the perfect target audience for every single green solution, whether it’s greenwashing or not. In the past few weeks, I have been inundated by a brand called Trashie, a clothing recycling service who have been suddenly in my inbox, my search engine ads, YouTube, and all about social media.
Intrigued and deeply curious (and in need of another round of spring cleaning), I caved and purchased a single bag to try it out. Their marketing seemed pretty convincing and reviews seemed decent so I thought, “Eh, the worst-case scenario is I pay $20 to get rid of some clothes”. So, I gave in to the dreaded algorithm marketing and made my way to their website. Here’s what I discovered:
The Good Parts of Trashie:
The Website:
Immediately, the website gave me an excellent first impression. There’s solid attention to detail with each page, their team very clearly has some…
