Everyone knows that wearing vintage is great for the environment. After all, the three R’s of vintage are: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. However this online vintage store is taking the idea of going green to a whole new level! Zuburbia.com recently launched its e-commerce site where they sell vintage clothing. However, they are truly pushing the envelope when it comes to promoting the actions of going green from their laundering with eco-detergents to the use of recycled packaging materials and soy-based inks. Did we mention that 20% of all fur and reptile sales are donated to animal activist charities, and ten trees are planted with every order? Wow! Doesn’t that make you just want to go hug a tree right now?

Mary Kincaid, founder of Zuburbia.com, has been a vintage dealer for over a decade. She was looking for a way to combine her love of vintage clothing with the green movement. Kincaid tells us, “By its very nature vintage clothing is green. However, there were no “green” vintage stores.” Zuburbia.com set out to change that.

The site was originally a blog that Kincaid wrote that coincided with her vintage dealings, which she also used to promote eco-friendly awareness. The popular site has now re-launched into a totally green vintage e-commerce site with a community behind it. Kincaid is using this already established community to help build its resources by promoting the idea of working as a village. You can become a “Vintage Crusader” and get credit toward future purchases when you “swap” your previously Zuburbia purchased items for a new one. You can also collect a “finders fee” when you give them a heads up on vintage collections soon to be available (estate liquidations, etc.). All in all I would have to say that Zuburbia.com is a beautiful example of what vintage can mean to us all.