Policy On Tap: Sparking Joy and the World of Secondhand

Monday, December 2

5:30PM Doors ✖ Hall ✖ $10 GA/ $5 w/ Student ID ✖ All Ages

We are in a moment where less is more (or at least better organized and more neatly folded). Marie Kondo’s book and TV series has people rushing to get rid of stuff, and business is booming at the local thrift store. But in truth, the secondhand industry is worldwide and it’s also big business.

As our parents age and we grapple with taking all their stuff, what are the policy implications around a generation of children discarding a lot of it at once, often in the secondhand stream?

The best way to address the trash thing is to not buy stuff that will one day be trash. Easy enough concept but what are ways to actually live that out?

Guests:

  • Adam Minter, journalist and author of Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale (release date November 2019)
  • Brent Babcock, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Goodwill-Easter Seals

Policy on Tap: Talking Trash
Sparking Joy and the World of Secondhand
Monday, December 2nd
Doors: 5:30pm | Program: 6pm – 7:30pm