Editor's note: National Secondhand Wardrobe Awareness Week happens every February. We will be doing a short series over the next several weeks to draw attention to the cause and focus on ways to keep textiles and other items out of landfills. This is the first article in the series.
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At the end of July 1977, Kaethe Warkentin didn’t need a calculator to add up her first month’s profit just 26 cents remained in the muffin tin she was using as a cash register. But the few coins that remained would not be lonely for long.
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