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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA launches collaboration with Trashie to engage fans in surprising new way: 'Allows us to reward NBA fans'
The NBA has teamed up with the recycling and rewards platform Trashie to make it easier than ever for fans to feel good about saying goodbye to their unwanted clothing — while getting exclusive game-day perks in the process. The slam dunk? Fans don't have to pay a thing to get started. NBA fans can score one of Trashie's popular Take Back Bags for free for a limited time through the exclusive partnership. After you load up the bag with up to 15 pounds of old clothing, shoes, sports gear, and more — and ship it off with a free UPS label to Trashie to recycle — you'll receive major discounts, plus the chance to win tickets to the 2025 NBA draft this June. (A sweepstakes for tickets to April's WNBA draft has already wrapped up.) Other rewards include 20% off items from sports lifestyle brand '47; $20 off Nike, Fanatics, and Sportiqe gear; $10 off select HydraPeak water bottles; 20% off NBA draft and NBA Summer League experience packages; and even instant hotel credits. It's no secret that the average U.S. consumer tosses out a lot of clothes — around 82 pounds each year, according to And many of those textiles are made from synthetic, hard-to-break-down materials (like plastic, which is derived from polluting dirty fuels). This waste can negatively impact every part of society, resulting in overcrowded landfills, toxic chemical contamination, and the undesirable release of methane, a heat-trapping gas with a warming effect in our atmosphere up to 80 times more potent (in the short term) than carbon dioxide. The NBA's collaboration with Trashie is so encouraging because it empowers fans to be part of the solution. "Collaborating with Trashie allows us to reward NBA fans for reducing waste," Annie Horn, NBA director of social responsibility and sustainability, told The Cool Down. "Through our pilot program, we're able to encourage fans to practice responsible waste management and incorporate more sustainable habits into their lifestyle." The sports industry can unify communities and be a huge economic driver, creating jobs and bringing in tourism revenue. But it can also generate significant waste and pollution. The NBA has not hesitated to take on these environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, NBA Green has worked to inspire fans and business partners to work toward a cleaner future. Which of these factors would most effectively motivate you to recycle old clothes and electronics? Giving me money back Letting me trade for new stuff Making it as easy as possible Keeping my stuff out of landfills Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The latest collaboration with Trashie is possible thanks to NBA Launchpad, a research and development program designed to accelerate basketball innovation and business growth by identifying and supporting new technologies and services. In this fourth cohort of the initiative, the NBA expanded its vision with a new target category, "The Future of Impact," and honored Trashie as one of the five companies to be included in this year's cohort. Additionally, in recent years, the NBA has cut plastic bottle use in its offices by 80%, launched its Nets for Change program to clean up our oceans, reworked its game schedule to reduce pollution from air travel and benefit player health, and pledged to support sustainable sports infrastructure. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Fashion experts warn of troubling trend causing sharp increase in clothing prices: 'The quality … has gone down'
Luxury designers are becoming even less accessible to ordinary people due to a growing fashion trend. According to The Conversation, luxury fashion brands saw a 5% decline in growth in 2024. While this number may seem small, the cause of the decline is concerning. More affordable fast-fashion brands have caused mid-tier brands to increase prices because they want to be seen as more aspirational. In turn, high-end brands have also increased their prices to sometimes outrageous levels. For example, some Chanel bags have reached €10,000 (about $10,400). Even the prices in the secondhand market have doubled. Dupes are another cause of the price hikes. Walmart recently released an Hermès Birkin dupe. At $80, it's proving to be extremely popular. According to The Street, it's already sold out on Amazon. Dupes make luxury brands want to separate themselves from the look-alikes and pump prices higher to encourage exclusivity. Luxury brands tend to be made with better materials, so they last longer. You may think that the affordable, cute top you got on the internet was great because you didn't have to spend much money on it. However, you'll be surprised to find out what you actually bought. According to the University of Pennsylvania, "To make clothing more accessible and cheaper, the quality of the materials has gone down." These clothes are made from much cheaper materials, including synthetic fibers such as acrylic, spandex, polyester, rayon, and nylon. "Around two-thirds of all textiles today are made of plastic or have some plastic component," the University of Pennsylvania added. "Plastic fibers shed microplastics, and the lower quality they are, the more they will shed." While that item of clothing seems cheap, it doesn't last long, which means it isn't a good investment. What's your primary motivation in shopping at thrift stores? Cheaper clothes Trendier items Reduced environmental impact I don't thrift Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The University of California explained that most items from fast-fashion companies last only 10 wears and then end up in landfills. This exacerbates the problem because it encourages more purchases. These clothes are also harmful to the environment. When you wash clothes from a fast-fashion company, microplastics come off them, and when the machine drains, those microplastics get dumped into rivers and oceans. According to Green America, 35% of global microplastics come from washing machines. Once in oceans, they can stunt the growth of marine animals and make it harder for them to eat. While breaking up with fast fashion may seem impossible, you can save money by buying higher-quality clothes — $200 or more annually. As for those worn-out fast-fashion clothes, you can send them to companies such as Trashie to recycle. In return, Trashie will give you rewards from companies such as Chewy, Uber Eats, and Allbirds. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
