Citywide thrift stores and swap markets
Resident asks for citywide thrift stores and swap markets where residents donate clothes and furniture for sale at reduced prices, funding staff and rent and encouraging reuse.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Create a City wide thrift stores/Swap markets that residents can donate their clothes and furniture so that neighbors could buy things at a reduced price, but it would help fund itself by helping to pay the employees and rent spaces
Who it helps and why
This will help our community members reduce and reuse items and make things more cost effective for all in the community. ... This also will bring more people into our communites to spend as well. Discounts given to people who live in the community.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 8, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- Allston Brighton Health Collaborative
- Submission language
- English
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