At ThredUp,
we believe in a sustainable fashion future.
Thrifting is about more than just finding amazing deals on your favorite brands. It’s about shopping with intention, rejecting throwaway fashion culture, and standing for sustainability. The clothes we wear have the power to create change.
Thrifting Can Help Solve the Fashion Waste Crisis
Our love for constant newness has come at too high a price for our planet. Shopping secondhand reduces the cost of fashion by giving new life to used clothes. Resale moves us one step closer to a circular fashion future.
New clothing production is hurting the planet
Over 100B garments are produced each year, which is 2X more than 15 years ago. 1
Perfectly good clothing is being discarded
73% of apparel is sent to landfill or incinerated, 95% of which could be reused or recycled. 1
Extending the life of clothes fights fashion waste
Buying (and wearing) secondhand clothing instead of new reduces CO2 emissions by an average of 25%. 2
We set out to modernize thrifting.
In 2009, our co-founder & CEO James Reinhart realized he had a closet full of clothes he didn’t wear. He wasn’t alone. He knew there was value in those clothes, and “looking back at that moment, I certainly didn’t appreciate how that insight could eventually upend how we look at innovation in retail, the apparel industry, and our environment.”
See our Milestones
2022 Impact Report
Our second annual report provides a comprehensive view of ThredUp’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profile, detailing the progress we made across all initiatives in 2022.
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We are shaping the future of fashion.
We’re an online consignment & thrift store, where you can constantly refresh your style while creating less waste.
We created a smarter way to shop and sell.
We deliver a modern resale experience on one of the largest online platforms for women’s and kids’ secondhand apparel, providing a fun and convenient place to shop and clean out your closet.
- 55K brands
from Gap to Gucci - Up to 90% off
estimated retail price
The circular closet, powered by proprietary technology.
We’re able to process and recirculate clothing at an extraordinary speed and scale, all in support of sustainable fashion, freer closets, and a better world.
- 100K unique items
can be processed every day - 4.4M unique items
available to shop on ThredUp each day (on average as of Aug 16, 2023) - 9M items
can fit in our distribution centers
ThredUp does good for people and the planet.
We give new life to millions of used clothes, offsetting the environmental and financial cost of fashion.
- 172M items
processed so far - 666M lbs
of CO2e avoided - $5.3B saved
off estimated retail prices
We’ve made it our job to educate consumers and bring awareness to the global fashion waste crisis.
Fashion Footprint Calculator
We created a first-of-its-kind carbon calculator to help consumers understand how their fashion habits contribute to climate change. See how you stack up!
Take the Quiz
Annual Resale Report
Our industry report is the most comprehensive measure of the secondhand market and resale industry. It shines a light on how technology is enabling resale's growth as well as what's driving people to shop secondhand in droves, and encouraging retailers to offer resale programs to their customers.
Check the StatsClothing Lifecycle Study
We commissioned independent research firm Green Story Inc. to analyze the environmental impact of buying garments used instead of new.
Get the Scoop
Our high-profile collaborations capture mainstream attention and give us new platforms to inspire positive change.
ReFashion
We teamed up with designer Zero Waste Daniel to create an upcycled collection made entirely from secondhand garments and fabric scraps.
Upcycle Your ClosetChoose Used
As seen in Vogue, we partnered with actress and activist Olivia Wilde to create a statement-making secondhand T-shirt collection aimed at destigmatizing used clothing.
Get Inspired
Shop Their Closets
ThredUp’s customers get to shop the closets of their favorite celebrities and influencers, and thrift gets a celeb-endorsed popularity boost.
Take a PeekWe believe our impact can be amplified when we join forces with the broader fashion industry.
Resale-as-a-Service
ThredUp is powering resale for some of the world’s leading fashion retailers and brands, like Walmart, Madewell, and Reformation.
See it in Action
Speak UP About Waste
We leverage cultural moments to start conversations and help drive the sustainability movement forward. When Burberry admitted to burning excess inventory, we challenged them to do better.
Read About ItPress
“ThredUp sells 35,000 brands. If you’re looking for a treasure hunt, secondhand is where you’ll find it.”
“The resale site for J.Crew blazers, Gucci bags, and everything in between.”
“This is sustainable retail therapy, a feel good fashion fix that doesn’t add to the environmental problem of clothing overproduction.”
Inspiring a new generation to think secondhand first.
Sources: (1) Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2) Green Story Inc.