It was in the era of President Nixon when commercial import and selling of second-hand garments became an obvious alternative to millions of Bangladeshis who could not afford new outfits. Trading centres of those second-hand garments somehow gained their identity as Nixon Market. Demand for reusable garments, however, waned slowly with the economic advancement of the country and supply of cheap new garments bearing top global brand names coming through so-called stock lots of export-oriented industries. Some of the remnants still cater to the needs of the low-income groups in urban centres. Now, after almost five decades, Nixon markets are making a dramatic comeback. It’s happening in the west utilising the advantage of up-to-date technologies. The most striking elements of this new phenomenon are: i) it is driven by millennial and Generation Z; and ii) their concerns about the sustainability of the earth. These younger generations are seriously concerned about the impact of climate ch...