Old bras
Environmental benefits: Donating your old bras to charity is an alternative solution to the landfill problem but the chance are your local charity won’t accept them because it is virtually impossible to resell underwear unless it’s fresh as a daisy and still in its box.
How to recycle: donate your bras to charity. If they are in good condition send to the breasttalk.co.uk bra appeal and they will be distributed to homeless women in the UK or overseas to countries where the cost of a bra can be too expensive for many women. Oxfam is another option. It has a general policy of not reselling underwear but its recycling plant in Huddersfield, Wastesavers does accept them.
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Reduce, reuse, recycle. Where can I recycle my bra?
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