Thread Up Oxford is a new nonprofit in the Oxford, Ohio area dedicated to reducing textile waste that ends up in a landfill from within the local community. Textiles show up everywhere: home decor, car upholstery, medical supplies, toys, and much more. Majority of textiles are used in the clothing that we wear and most will eventually end up as waste. In 2018, the EPA estimated that the United States alone produced 17 million tons of textiles and discarded 14 million tons.

Our mission: Thread Up Oxford is an organization devoted to reducing textile waste in the Oxford area community.

We will accomplish this mission through culture change for our community's relationship with textile to treat textiles more responsibly and creatively. As the organization continues to learn and grow to serve our community and our mission, a solid foundation has already been laid to build upon through a variety of efforts:

• Serving local social service organizations to support the needs of our community through quality clothing at the retail store (5156 College Corner Pike 5156), pop-up free shopping events, and our Karma Bucks program, a method of that allows those who can afford to help us continue our work reducing textile waste in the community to pay for clothes and other textiles, while those with a hardship can still shop clothes for free.

  • Efforts Thread Up Oxford has supported includes (but not limited to): Talawanda School District students, Family Resource Center clients, Talawanda/Oxford Pantry and Social Services, Army of Kindness Miami community food pantry, Alleycat Spay and Rescue Clinic, Oxford Cares Backpack Program, Liberty Acres Animal Shelter, Training Tracks Canine Learning Station, Be Kind Harrison, and much more.

• Educational speaking engagements and other forums on sustainable wardrobes and how our organization can help individuals, businesses, and other organizations reduce textile waste in the community.

• Volunteer events to support sorting and distribution of textiles (primarily clothing).