Hey everyone! It’s Earth month and soon to be Earth day 
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These are dates where people unite forces to spread awareness on the care for our planet: how to have a more sustainable lifestyle, and also how much certain actions people usually do actually impact our planet, and alternatives.
You probably already saw news of events in your city, especially around or on Earth Day. For example, some cities are going car-free for the day, or there might be pop up markets with vegan products.
As a popular phrase goes, “Every day is Earth day”, so we can consider every sustainable act we try this month as something we can try to maintain and do as much.
Personally, I have been on a mission to reduce my personal carbon footprint which can be done in many different ways: from switching to plant-based eats (or eating less meat and dairy) to shopping from sustainable companies and spending less on quantity and more on quality (which also can work very well for small-businesses 
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Here is more info about the ways you can help, as said by the UN.
You can read this post to learn more about The Three Rs, a concept important to sustainability, and it’s relation to Google Maps:
The 3 Rs: Right on Maps! 
Also relating to Google Maps, have you thought about hosting a sustainable meet-up? 
A 3 R route for the environment
Focusing to the main topic of the post, I try to use my clothes as long as they are usable. As the typical way: from regular wear to pajama, or even use plenty to exercise. But if I get tired of something, or it doesn’t fit anymore, I can donate it or take it to a thrift shop so in either way, it stays in the reuse circle and other people can use it instead of buying another product with the same function. And I say product, because you can do this with decorations, furniture, and pretty much anything you own, not just clothes. Everything you are thinking of throwing away or replacing can be useful to another person.
But especially with clothes, thrifting and especially vintage shops are amazing! This might be based as I love vintage clothes, but either way: such as history, fashion always repeats itself. Outfits from the 80s to 90s have already been popular, and nowadays people love to add something unique to their outfits, which is also what you always find in thrift shops as they aren’t things that everyone can easily get.
We have some nice thrift shops and fleas in my city of Buenos Aires, so I created a list with them and go every once in a while to see what’s new: Reusar: ropa
You can also check fleas and thrift shops during your trips! I find that you see so much of the culture in them, which I loved, and you can even find some amazing souvenirs. When I went to Zürich I found it so cool to see so many watches!
If you are going to New York, I also made a list about some of these shops and flea markets, that have it all but especially what I like most: vintage clothes.
Vintage shops in New York
The list has a couple of great places recommended by @CorrieD, like Big Reuse, and other found by personal recommendations in Maps and social media.
Have you ever been to a thrift shop or flea market? If you did, what was your favorite find?
I’d love to know about your experience and if you are doing something special this Earth Month or Earth Day
Thank you for reading!
