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Reuse

How can you help?

It’s easy to make a difference and here are just a few suggestions to get you started:

• Take your unwanted clothes to a textile recycling bank. Contact the waste officer in your local council to find out how you can recycle your textiles – if there are no banks in your area they may collect textiles through other means;
  
• Give old clothes, shoes, handbags etc to local charity shops or jumble sales. You can find your nearest Charity shop by visiting the Association of Charity Shops website at http://www.charityshops.org.uk/
• Remember to tie shoes together – part of the 6% of textiles which is wastage for merchants are single shoes;
  
• Buy second-hand clothes – you can find a real gem in your local charity shop and often pick up some unusual period pieces. Remember, its not just your wardrobe you’ll be benefiting if you buy from a charity shop – you will also be doing your bit for a good cause;
  
• Buy classic items you are likely to wear for a long time. There is no reason why a true style queen (or king) can also be a green one if items are chosen carefully;
  
• Buy cloth wipers instead of disposable paper products as the product can be used repeatedly;

Reuse at Work:

Make your envelopes go further

• Give your envelopes a new life by using an envelope reuse label that sticks over the old address and allows you to write a new one over the top;
  
• Use your old envelopes to send internal mail in.