Community & School Uniform Re-Use Scheme

About The Scheme

Why Recycle your Old School Uniform?

Waste in the production of uniforms is vast! There is waste and adverse environmental impacts from every stage of the complex manufacturing process that uses an extraordinary amount of electricity and water. Then after all this the child grows and a perfectly good uniform could go to waste, often landfill just because it doesn’t fit that particular child any more. But what if there was a better way?
 
School uniforms can last a very long time if cared for and laundered using eco-friendly products rather than harsh chemicals and optical brighteners which can fade and strip away the colour and wear them out before their time. If you have a child who has grown out of their uniform or no longer needs it why not do your bit for the environment and pass on your old uniform and come to a community school uniform swap to find a new one for this year?

Could your church, community organisation or school help out in the School Uniform Re-Use Scheme, assisting families in your local area?
Registrations are now open! 

• Become a Collection Point - Register your organisation now!

  Last year, through the Council’s School Uniform Re-Use Scheme, more than 7,000 good quality items were donated which supported 955 families with pre-loved school uniform.

  We couldn't have achieved this without the help of our volunteer organisations. 

  Name of your organisation:
  Contact Name:
  Email:
  Phone No.:
  Address of Organisation:
  Do you have a social media platform:	Yes No ie. Facebook / Instagram page
  If yes, please specify details of your organisation's social media platform(s):
  Do you have capacity to store uniform at your organisation:	Yes No Participation in the School Uniform Re-Use scheme will require the collection and distribution of used school uniforms
  Detail dates and times your organisation could open to facilitate the scheme:	Facilities need to be open during June to August to facilitate uniform donations and collections.
  Do you have volunteers who could assist with the scheme :	Yes No Participation in the scheme will require an element of sorting uniforms and interacting with families collecting uniforms.
  Consent:	I understand that the personal data that I submit will be required to process my request. I understand that this data will only be used for the purposes of this event and that my data will be held in accordance with current data protection legislation.