Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Pledge to donate unwanted clothes and shoes...you could win a place at a 'Sew Good' workshop
'Make your pledge' to donate unwanted textiles, clothes or shoes
As clothes go out of fashion they often get thrown out with household rubbish, leading to more than 1 million tonnes of clothing going into landfill every year in the UK.
Synthetic fabrics (like nylon and polyester) don't break down, taking up precious land space . Natural garments, (like wool and cotton) decompose producing methane, a harmful greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change.
The production process also impacts on the environment, with a lot of energy used in making, packing, transporting, selling and caring for our clothes and other household textiles like curtains, sheets and towels. The best way to minimise this impact is to reduce what we buy in the first place, or either reuse or recycle to reduce the amount of textiles which end up in landfill.
North London Waste Authority have launched a new 'make your pledge' campaign, urging residents across north London to donate unwanted textiles by putting them in textile banks instead of throwing them out with household waste.
By making your pledge you will be in with a chance to secure a free place on a 'Sew Good' workshop run by TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development). You will learn great tips and new skills, helping you to extend the life of your clothes. This includes basic sewing, mending, adjusting and remaking skills.
The workshop is open to Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest residents regardless of skill level and will be held on the evening of 25 November 2010. One person per borough will have the opportunity to attend.
There are just seven places available, so make your pledge now for your chance to learn to Sew Good!
Closing date for making your pledge is 7 November and winners will be notified by 17 November 2010.
Online pledge form is here scroll down
How to recycle textiles in Haringey
via those wonderful people at @HaringeyGoGreen
As clothes go out of fashion they often get thrown out with household rubbish, leading to more than 1 million tonnes of clothing going into landfill every year in the UK.
Synthetic fabrics (like nylon and polyester) don't break down, taking up precious land space . Natural garments, (like wool and cotton) decompose producing methane, a harmful greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change.
The production process also impacts on the environment, with a lot of energy used in making, packing, transporting, selling and caring for our clothes and other household textiles like curtains, sheets and towels. The best way to minimise this impact is to reduce what we buy in the first place, or either reuse or recycle to reduce the amount of textiles which end up in landfill.
North London Waste Authority have launched a new 'make your pledge' campaign, urging residents across north London to donate unwanted textiles by putting them in textile banks instead of throwing them out with household waste.
By making your pledge you will be in with a chance to secure a free place on a 'Sew Good' workshop run by TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development). You will learn great tips and new skills, helping you to extend the life of your clothes. This includes basic sewing, mending, adjusting and remaking skills.
The workshop is open to Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest residents regardless of skill level and will be held on the evening of 25 November 2010. One person per borough will have the opportunity to attend.
There are just seven places available, so make your pledge now for your chance to learn to Sew Good!
Closing date for making your pledge is 7 November and winners will be notified by 17 November 2010.
Online pledge form is here scroll down
How to recycle textiles in Haringey
via those wonderful people at @HaringeyGoGreen
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