Swap in the City drop-in & swap days

Swap in the City is a small hub with weekly drop-in & swap days. And occasional events focused on circular economy, sustainability and other arenas. Our goal to is help reduce textile waste in Australia by making swap culture accessible to everyone through our hub and also the education we provide. Our events aim to explore solutions to some of the environmental, social and economic challenges in our society.  

DROP-IN SWAPS

On swap drop-in days, you can drop in anytime between 11 am - 2 pm. Our swaps are about gifting high quality items to others through the swap pool, and not dumping unwearable or undesirable stuff for someone else to deal with. Think of it like what you would gift to your bestie or a loved one.  

HOW THE DROP-IN SWAP WORKS

• RSVP your chosen swap day 
• Drop in at any time between 11 am to 2 pm on your selected swap day
• Bring a maximum of 3 items
• Swap items are checked with quality control
• Swappers will be given 1 swap token for each of their items that are accepted into the swap pool
• You can then browse and select your swap treasures
• Trade in tokens for the new swap items
• Take home, look after and love your swap finds long term 
• Take photos of your swap finds, follow and tag us on Insta @swapinthecityau.

WHAT TO BRING

When selecting items to bring to swap, think ‘gifting’ quality items that will go to a good home where they’ll be used and cherished. Please do not attempt to dump overused, poor quality items at our hub. We will not accept it. 

Our system is imperfect but we will continue to improve our sorting process.

WHAT WE ACCEPT

Quality items made from natural fabrics, handmade garments, retro & vintage fashion, mid-level brands, luxury brands, sustainable brands, slow fashion clothing and non-fast fashion brands.

WHAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT

Fast fashion brands, underwear, used pyjamas and overused workout gear, odorous, moldy, dirty, damaged, pilling, stained and excessively faded garments.

More details here. 

GETTING HERE

Go into the HSBC Bank building on 724 George street and walk straight down the corridor in between the bank entrance door on the left hand side and the staircase on the right hand side. The elevator/lift will be on the right hand side. Come up to level 3 and into suite 301.