Donate, Don't Waste
Launched in February 2010, for the first time ever, 5000 charity shops, supported by the Association, urged people to donate all their unwanted clothes and leave nothing to landfill.
Over 100 of our member charities joined together to raise awareness of the environmental benefits of giving unwanted items to charity shops.
Donate, Don't Waste encourages people to think again about what they do with their unwanted clothes. Instead of leaving them gathering dust or dumping them in the bin, our campaign asks them to take the items along to a charity shop.
If each UK household donated one extra black bin bag of clothing, we could save 25 million bags from landfill and raise over £740 million for charity. Clothes which cannot be sold in-store can be sold to textile merchants to raise money for good causes.
Please support us and donate to your local charity shop.
Campaign press release: Donate, Don't Waste campaign launch
Association Members: Take part now!
Even though the campaign launched in February 2010, you can still take part. Donate, Don't Waste posters have been designed by Mynt Design. There are two types:
- A generic poster, ready to print and display in your shops (PDF format)
- A poster that can be adapted to your brand (InDesign file)
Download the posters here, from the Members' Area of this website. Just click on the blue icon above and make sure you know your user name and password. Email Clare Flannery if you need a reminder.