On any given weekend in Philly, you’ll spot it: racks rolling out onto sidewalks, thrift pop-ups in cafés, people digging for treasures in vintage bins. What looks like a trend is actually something bigger – thousands of Philadelphians taking part in the circular economy without even realizing it.

This episode, hosts Candice Lawton and Sam Wittchen explore what really happens to our clothes once we’re done with them – and why textile “recycling” is far more complicated than it sounds. Former textile recycler (and now Circle Compost co-founder) David Bloovman explains how donated clothing is sorted, resold, downcycled into rags, or shredded into fiber, and how fast fashion has overwhelmed every step of the process.

Then we turn to Philly businesses offering better ways to keep clothing in use. At Another Chance, owner Holly Heenan show ...