by Lisa Smith | Oct 14, 2020 | Better textile recycling, Clothing Bins, Recycled Clothing Ideas
There are some exceptionally good reasons why we should all be making more of an effort to recycle our clothing. The benefits of recycling clothing on the environment are immense and if we all worked together as one worldwide team, we could make such a difference....
by Lisa Smith | Sep 22, 2020 | Better textile recycling, Recycled Clothing Ideas
Why not install a FREE clothing bin yourself? Did you know that each year around 235 million items of clothing ends up in landfill and almost 100% of it is perfectly recyclable? In the UK alone, there is around £140 million of unwanted clothing currently rotting in...
by Lisa Smith | Aug 15, 2020 | Better textile recycling, Charity, Charity Fund Raising, Recycled Clothing Ideas, Recycling Shoes, Schools
Calling all school children to fill the bag as Recycled Clothing Banks offer an exciting way to raise funds! Raising money for schools has never been more important now that the UK finds itself in the midst of an economic downward spiral due to the coronavirus...
by Lisa Smith | Jul 3, 2020 | Charity Fund Raising, Recycled Clothing Ideas
Charity Fund Raising is Falling It is well-known that charities have to work incredibly hard to raise funds to keep their vital services running; often these services are literally a life line for some people. In ‘normal’ times it is hard enough, but now voluntary...
by Lisa Smith | May 22, 2020 | Better textile recycling, Recycled Clothing Ideas
Ok, so we all know about ‘fast food’ and we all know how it is linked to the decline in our health. Unfortunately ‘fast fashion’ is having the same impact on our environment. Since 2000, the price point on clothing as dropped massively, which means we can get more for...
by Lisa Smith | Apr 11, 2020 | Recycled Clothing Ideas
Here in the UK, we are getting better at adopting the REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE mantra but we are still quite a long way off being as green as we could be. When we have a clear out, we tend to send it all off to the charity shop, recycling centres or even try and get a...
