This is a group designed to help and encourage Bay Staters who are living the compact, a promise to decrease your environmental footprint by using as few new items as possible.
This group is a subsidiary of the national movement. They list the goals of the compact as the following:
We are a group of individuals committed to a 12-month flight from the consumer grid (calendar year 2007).
The Compact has several aims (more or less prioritized below):
* To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc. -- a step that, we hope, inherits the revolutionary impulse of the Mayflower Compact.
* To reduce clutter and waste in our homes (as in trash Compact-er).
* To simplify our lives (as in Calm-pact)
We've agreed to follow two principles.
#1 Don't buy new products of any kind (from stores, web sites, etc.)
#2 Borrow, barter, or buy used.
hi, all, Thanks for reviving the discussion.. I have to confess I'm drowning in email, love some of your comments but don't always have time to reply. I also
I was wondering how successful everyone has been in their efforts to follow the compact. I definitely have not been 100% - I have purchased some new things
I have not heard of some of the stores that people have posted - thanks for sharing everyone! The Garment District is only a 10 minute walk from where I live
The Garment District on Broadway in Cambridge has a large selection of second hand clothing for men and women. Also, I hear that Poor little rich girl has nice
Forgot to say, the reason I particularly like the Goodwill on Harrison Ave is that it's very large, and the biggest section is clothing, enough so that the