Primark Instore Recycling Scheme

I wanted to highlight the Primark Instore Recycling Scheme in case you aren't aware of it already. Primark now has blue donation boxes in every store where you can recycle your unwanted clothes, textiles, shoes and bags (this includes towels and bedsheets which a lot of donation places will not take). The items can also be in any condition so it's great for items that aren't suitable to donate to charity shops. 

The whole point of this scheme is to prevent old and unwanted items ending up in landfill. Primark have partnered with a recycling specialist called Yellow Octopus that diverts around 1m garments from landfill every month. Yellow Octopus aims for as many donations as possible to be worn again and the remainder will be repurposed into new products.  I have already taken numerous bags of items to recycle already as they weren't in good enough condition to donate to charity, so it's good to know that you can send them to an organisation that will stop them going to landfill. All profits from this scheme are donated to UNICEF.

I know that Primark are one of the main culprits of fast fashion so its great that they are trying to do something positive to try and balance this out.

                                            Leigh💜