Did you know that you can now recycle your unloved or unwanted bras to raise vital funds to help stop deaths from breast cancer?
There are new eye-catching pink bra banks installed at the City of Edinburgh Council’s three Community Recycling Centres:
- Bankhead Recycling Centre, Sighthill
- Fillyside Recycling Centre, Leith
- Old Dalkeith Road, Craigmillar
Installed by Breast Cancer Now, in partnership with the Council and recycling specialists Nathan’s Wastesavers, the banks will allow bras to either be upcycled into new materials – including carpets, purses and textiles – or start a new life on the other side of the world in developing countries.
Councillor Lesley Hinds, Environment Convener for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “We fully support this exciting new partnership which will allow women in Edinburgh to recycle their bras in a way that will not only benefit the environment but provide funding for cutting-edge breast cancer research.
“We would like to encourage local women to take advantage of the new Breast Cancer Now bra banks and give their unwanted underwear a new life while helping to stop deaths from breast cancer.”
Find out more about Breast Cancer Now’s work. Full details of the Council’s Community Recycling Centres, where the bra banks are located, are available online.
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