Clothing Swap Tables

The clothing swap table in the dorm lobby is a folding table where people leave clothes they don't want anymore and take whatever fits. It works because it eliminates every friction point that keeps people from donating or buying secondhand. You do not need to bag things up, drive to a donation center, wait in line. Or feel guilty about throwing away perfectly good clothes, you just leave them on the table on your way to class. Quality varies obviously, but I've picked up 2 flannel shirts and a perfectly good hoodie over the past month, all of which I wear regularly. Real and measurable, the sustainability benefit is that every piece of clothing that moves from 1 student to another is 1 less item going to a landfill or requiring new production. A small social dynamic forms around the table where people stop and browse on their way through the lobby. I've met neighbors in my building through conversations that started over a jacket on the swap table.