Meena's jacket
Meena donated a denim jacket her son had outgrown. It came back to her as a patchwork tote bag — something she uses every day at the market.
Our impact so far
Numbers don't lie.
Here's what Second Stitch has done since we started — and what we're still working on.
The global problem
The scale of what we're up against.
120M
tonnes of textile waste generated globally every year
7.8M
tonnes of textile waste generated in India annually
87%
of all clothing ends up in landfills or incinerators
10%
of global carbon emissions come from the fashion industry
What we've done
Small numbers. Real people.
4,800+
pieces of clothing collected and saved from landfill
120+
families supported through donated and discounted clothing
1
city we currently operate in — Bengaluru
25%
of collected pieces profitably resold in our pilot
Nothing goes to waste.
From the ground
Stories from Bengaluru.
The school drive
A local school collected 200 pieces of clothing in a single week. Sixty of them were redesigned and sold. The rest were donated to families in the neighbourhood.
Ravi's workshop
Ravi joined Second Stitch as a part-time artisan six months ago. He now works full-time, earning more than he did in his previous job at a garment factory.
From the community
Updates, ideas, and things we're learning.
Be part of what comes next.
Donate your clothes, buy something remade, or just spread the word. Every action counts.