The Latest News in Apparel Recycling at WVU:
Permanent Textile and Apparel Recycling Bins to be Placed at WVU
Because of the success of The A-WEAR-ness Campaign for the Homeless© over the past four years, permanent textile and apparel recycling bins are being placed on campus. The first bin is located at the Student Recreation Center. You may donate your apparel goods 365 days a year. Accepted donations include clothing, shoes, belts, purses, stuffed toys, bed linens, towels, and other textile related products. Look for the large blue bin outside the Student Recreation Center. The second bin will be placed at the Intermodal Facility sometime in November or December.
Piece of the Pride ©
Did you always want to be a part of WVU’s Marching Band? An innovative idea is bringing you this possibility. The Fashion Design and Merchandising 235 Product Development class has finished repurposing the band capes into new products.
Your “Piece of the Pride”© product is now available. Please click on the following link to view the online catalog featuring scarves, tote bags, gift bags, and other available products.
Piece of the Pride© Catalog
Click Here for the Piece of the Pride© video
Continuing Recycling Activities
We are once again gearing up for our annual A-WEAR-ness Campaign for the Homeless ©. It is an innovative university project encouraging individuals to redirect apparel items that have lost their usefulness and provides an eco-friendly option to landfill disposal. The program promotes contributing all useable, worn, and torn apparel-related goods to a recycling process. Accepted donations include various textile and apparel related items, such as: clothing, purses, shoes, belts, stuffed animals, drapes, and bed linens.
When will this occur?
Although our permanent bins will facilitate the donation process, we will still have our larger campaign from November 2nd to December 2nd 2009 and once again as we celebrate Earth Day in 2010. During this time, a multitude of temporary donation sites will be set up throughout campus.
November 2nd to December 2nd 2009 drop sites include:
- Agricultural Sciences (lobby)
- Coliseum (Gold & Blue Gate entrances)
- Creative Arts Center (main entry area)
- Medical Center (next to cafeteria & bookstore)
- Mountainlair (near information desk)
- Percival Hall (1st floor, 3rd & 4th floor lobby)
- WVU Child Learning Center
- Recreation Center (outside)-permanent blue bin
- The District
Where will my donations go?
Donations are given to a homeless shelter. The goods are sorted and classified as wearable or recyclable. Wearable garments were used to help indigent individuals and families. Items which were not viable are baled and sent to a recycling center for a reclamation process.
How many textiles have been recycled?
To date, over 82,000 pounds of textile goods have been recycled.
For further information about Dr. Vash’s
textiles and apparel recycling please visit:
Tracy Gainer Vash’s Profile
Related Links
WBOY Press Release: A-WEAR-Ness Campaign for the Homeless: The program places two permanent clothing recycling bins on WVU campus.
WVU Press Release: Faculty, staff and students help recycle marching band garb and more
The Vash Recycling Model
Dissertation - Integrating Community, Education, and Global Sustainability: The Vash Recycling Model
Piece of the Pride video
Piece of the Pride© Catalog
For information on other recycling efforts at WVU, visit: http://wecan.wvu.edu
