R:EVOLVE RECYCLE AND THE VASLAN AWARD

Summary

That this House congratulates R:evolve Recycle on winning the environmental project of the year at the inaugural Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire Awards on 23 November 2016; notes that R:evolve Recycle is a scheme established by the Lightburn Elderly Association Project which has been a tremendous success throughout South Lanarkshire since 1992; understands that every year around £140 million worth of clothing, weighing roughly 350,000 tonnes, goes to landfill; highlights that such initiatives, like the R:evolve Recycle project, can go a long way to help reduce waste and C02 emissions with their make do and mend ethos; recognises the success of R:evolve Clothing, which has shops in Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Hamilton, whereby customers are encouraged to swap their old, unwanted or ill-fitting clothes for something different free of charge; and wishes all of the team every success in the future.

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Timeline

1. 20 December 2016

   Early Day Motion

   That this House congratulates R:evolve Recycle on winning the environmental project of the year at the inaugural Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire Awards on 23 November 2016; notes that R:evolve Recycle is a scheme established by the Lightburn Elderly Association Project which has been a tremendous success throughout South Lanarkshire since 1992; understands that every year around £140 million worth of clothing, weighing roughly 350,000 tonnes, goes to landfill; highlights that such initiatives, like the R:evolve Recycle project, can go a long way to help reduce waste and C02 emissions with their make do and mend ethos; recognises the success of R:evolve Clothing, which has shops in Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Hamilton, whereby customers are encouraged to swap their old, unwanted or ill-fitting clothes for something different free of charge; and wishes all of the team every success in the future.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Margaret Ferrier · Scottish National Party · Primary sponsor

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