No, there are no hard rules here, but keep in mind the system works best when in balance. Every bag is different. Sometimes you find more, sometimes you don’t find anything. Every garment that is worn again is a win!

There are no guarantees that you will find something that you like. Sometimes a few bags will pass your house that may not have an item for you. But remember: finding one dream item is more worth than having 10 items in your wardrobe that you do not wear. And making someone else very happy with something that was collecting dust in your wardrobe is also a significant (and fun!) part of the Clothing Loop mentality!

Mixed bags work perfectly well usually, as sizes vary per brand and all people’s proportions are different.
We recommend having a mix of items from size 36 - 42 (S, M and (X)L, and starting separate Loops especially for smaller or bigger sizes.

There are no guarantees that you will find something you like. Sometimes a few bags will pass your house that do not hold an item for you.
But remember: finding one dream item is more worth than having 10 items in your wardrobe that you don’t wear. And making someone else very happy with something that was collecting dust in your wardrobe is also a significant (and fun!) part of the Clothing Loop mentality!

Big items can be photographed and shared via your communication channel, or in the Clothing Loop App. In a private message, people can respond and organize pick-up.

That is up to your local host to decide. If your Loop allows you to add shoes to the bag, only add “as good as new” pairs, and no more than 2 pairs per bag. And please wrap them in a separate bag to avoid them touching the clothes.

Previously, you have created an account at the Clothing Loop already. To sign up for a new Loop, you will need to log in first. Click in the top right corner on login, Enter the email address you used to register your Loop.
Check your email (and spam folder!) for our verification link. We use a link instead of a password! Then you will be able to sign up for a new Loop.

Start small! Ask friends and acquaintances in your direct environment like your sports club or dance school. When you have a small crowd gathered, you can ask everyone to invite at least one more person, then the group will grow organically. You can also send out a press release to your local media. We already drafted you a template to fill in!

Nossos voluntários dizem que eles gastam em média 4 horas por mês na hospedagem do Loop.

Especially when groups get bigger, it is important to make sure people aren't bombarded with (irrelevant) messages. You can set up some rules for what should and shouldn't be shared via the group app. For example:

Yes, in the app:

• Selfies of nice things you took from the bag or nice things that you are putting in
• Compliments to others
• Logistics and organizational relevant updates

No, not in the app:

• Everything unrelated to the Clothing Loop (requests for surveys, invites for new groups, Fund raising, memes, etc). If you want to ask everyone's input on something, use a polling app like LouLou instead

Use the group! Ask if someone else wants to take over and host the loop.

Yes! We made an app that you can very easily set up for your Loop. The app is available for iOS, Android and as web version: app.clothingloop.org.

You can download the app and use it within your group. It is super easy! You can find a more detailed guide on how to use the app in our Toolkit for Loop Hosts.

You can make a route in the admin page of your Account. Click on Route and you will find an Optimize Route Button. Once you click on that button, all addresses are reorganized to make the best route. It is also possible to change addresses around one by one if that works better in that case. New participants will be placed in the most logical spot in the current list.

We'd recommend having a minimum of 20 people in a group: after 20 addresses you usually do not recognize anything in the bag anymore, so you can keep swapping. There is no real maximum, it is up to you what still works! In the Netherlands a loop is on average 45 people. But there are loops running smoothly with 130 people!

If the quality of the clothing isn't high enough, people might leave the Loop. Make sure that everyone shares the responsibility for only adding good quality items.

Do you see anything that shouldn't be in the Loop? Take it out and donate it to a clothing container. This way, it can still be recycled. If in doubt, ask the person next to you if he/she agrees and decide then.

A fabric shaver can extend the lifetime of a clothing item enormously! You can share this advice within your community.

And last but not least, set a good example yourself; share some nice photos and encourage others to do the same!

Once your Loop is ongoing for a while, you may want to change things up a little bit! You can then introduce a “Bunny Bag” that always skips an address, so all of a sudden you have other people before you on the route, and also a few other styles in the bag. Keep the number of bunny bags limited to 1 or 2, to keep it special and simple.

Especially when groups get bigger, it is important to make sure people aren’t bombarded with (irrelevant) messages. You can set up some rules for what should and shouldn’t be shared via the group app. For example:

• Yes, in the app:
  • Selfies of nice things you took from the bag or nice things that you are putting in
  • Compliments to others
  • Logistics and organizational relevant updates from the host
• No, not in the app:
  • Everything unrelated to the Clothing Loop (requests for surveys, invites for new groups, Fund raising, memes, etc). If you want to ask everyone’s input on something, use a polling function
  • Use the private message function when your message only concerns one person.

When you know a participant has signed up, but you don’t see them in the participant’s list in Account and you haven’t received the automatic email from us. It’s probably because the participant’s email address hasn’t been verified. Please ask a new participant to log in. Once they’ve logged in, their account is verified. Now you’ll receive the email and see them in the New list.

Use the group! Ask if someone else wants to help out hosting the Loop. Over time they may want to take over completely.

If someone signed up for your Loop but lives too far outside of your Loop area, it is up to you to decide if they may join. If they cannot, please send them an email to let them know. When in doubt: one thing you can do to decrease the distance between addresses, is to ask that person to find other participants between their area and the original Loop location.

We’d recommend having a minimum of 20 people in a group: after 20 addresses you usually do not recognise anything in the bag anymore, so you can continue swapping. There is no real maximum, it is up to you what still works! In the Netherlands an average Loop is 45 people. But there are Loops running smoothly with over 180 people!

You as Loop host can remove them from your Loop when signed in on our website. If they want to join again in their new neighborhood, ask them to simply sign up again with their new address.
Participants can login on our website, and edit their account details in their account page. Meaning: they can leave a Loop and sign up for another one.

Make sure that everyone shares the responsibility for only adding good quality items.

Do you see something that shouldn’t be in a bag? Try to donate it to your local textile recycling program. If in doubt, ask the person next to you on the address list if they agree. It is good to have a few people function as ‘checkpoints’ along the route, to make sure the bags stay in good condition. Because if the quality of the clothing isn’t high enough, people might leave the Loop and that would be a shame!

A fabric shaver can extend the lifetime of a clothing item enormously! You can share this advice within your community.

And last but not least, set a good example yourself: share some nice photos and encourage others to do the same! Seeing where items end up is a huge motivation for people to donate nice items.