Â鶹¸ßÇå and Bute Council have been working with schools and third sector partners to develop innovative schemes that encourage the school uniforms that children have outgrown, either reused or recycled – helping to save the planet and the amount of money people need to spend.
Interesting facts;
- On average, an item of disposed of school uniform contributes 4,7 times its weight in carbon emissions.
- 1.4 million wearable school uniforms are thrown away each year Reusing school uniform for an extra 3 months could reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by 5-10%
- It takes 2,700l of water to make a T shirt - that's enough drinking water for one person for three years!
- 54% of families say they spend up to £100 per year, per child on primary school uniform.
Most schools are running or support a scheme to reuse pre-loved school uniforms. We have group schools by Area click on the buttons above to see what’s on offer.
You can download the End of Project Report from here
If you are interested in getting more information about support for school uniform and its use or examples of other areas recycling schemes, look through this collection of links to external sites offering examples and ideas of what is working in other areas.
Resources
- Where you can see who is able to apply for a school clothing grant
- In 2022 Children’s Parliament was asked to engage with primary-age children in Scotland on the National School Uniform Policy and Guidance. You can read what they thought here
- Parent Club have some good information on school clothing with some helpful answers to commonly asked questions
- Connect are also funded to support networking of School Uniform and Clothing Banks across the country
There are many other sites offering ideas and support to help develop schemes across England and Wales, the legislation and set up are different but good ideas work across borders.
If you are looking to set up a group to run such a scheme you could also look at our Grants and Funding pages to identify where you might get support. If you need support getting the group set up you can ask for help from our Â鶹¸ßÇå Development officers
