Recycle Your Bras

Being that it is earth week, we should all take a more eco-friendly approach to our lives. Today, I was surprised to find out that bras are recyclable. Most of us (ladies)  have tons of bras in their drawers that don’t fit anymore are are just over worn, now there is a way to get rid of them and help the planet.

Oxfam is a recycling plant in Huddersfield, Wastesavers, that reveals that bras are “invaluable revenue generating items.” Clothes that cannot be sold in shops end up there, when the material is either recycled, if the item is damaged, or sold to traders who send them to developing countries. To them, bras are valuable because they are lightweight, so you get more in a kilo, which means they fetch a higher price per kilo. Bras from the UK are particularly popular. “They are technically difficult to make and are considered to be of superior quality in the developing world.”

Content courtesy of TimesOnline.