Second Hand September

We believe in protecting our planet and helping people to beat poverty around the world. Giving clothes a longer life to reduce waste is one way to do this. Will you join us?

When you buy and donate second hand clothes with Oxfam you give them a longer life. And you help to slow down fast fashion. And protect our planet and its people.

By shopping with Oxfam, you’re also reinvesting your money into vital work beating poverty worldwide. This supports people to speak out and stand up to the climate crisis. To create a fairer and greener future for everyone.

Climate change is impossible to ignore – it's affecting us all, and it’s pushing people deeper into poverty. People facing poverty often don’t have access to the support needed to survive and recover from extreme weather, such as clean water on tap during a drought, or house insurance to help rebuild after homes are destroyed by floods. So it’s more important than ever to act now, to prevent this global crisis from becoming a global catastrophe.

By shopping and donating with Oxfam, you’ll not only be helping to combat climate change, the money you help to raise will support people facing poverty around the world. For example, you’ll be reinvesting in communities in Bangladesh – a country that has been largely affected by the economic fallout of the retail industry during this pandemic, and a country that has been increasingly devastated by extreme weather as a result of climate change.

• REDUCE: Reduce your waste – save great clothes from ending up in landfill.
• REUSE: Choose to shop second hand. Reuse something on trend and pre-loved. There are thousands of gems to suit every style on the Oxfam Online Shop. And in your local Oxfam shop.
• RECYCLE: When clothes have finished their life in your wardrobe – give them a new lease of life via an Oxfam shop. Or Oxfam’s postal donation service. Every garment sold raises money to fight poverty around the world.
• REINVEST: By shopping with Oxfam you’re supporting communities to stand up and speak out for their right to a fairer and greener future.

Join Second Hand September and pledge to shop only second hand for 30 days or more. You’ll give clothes a longer life by keeping them from landfill. And by shopping with Oxfam, you’ll be reinvesting your money into helping the poorest people on the planet earn a fair living and beat poverty.

Looking for a second hand shop to kick off your Second Hand September at? Did you know that our Oxfam Broad Street Shop in Oxford was the first ever charity shop in the UK? Today we have quite a few more - find your nearest Oxfam shop or have a browse on the Oxfam Online Shop!

Need some sustainable inspiration to get motivated?

UK emissions are still well above what is sustainable, and we are among the world's biggest emitters. So, we have one of the biggest parts to play.

Another way you can support Oxfam besides taking part in #SecondHandSeptember is to volunteer in one of our shops. What better way to share your passion for second-hand than sorting through donations to find treasures to put out on our rails, or curating an exciting new window display or managing a shop’s Instagram account to showcase the best of Oxfam fashion.