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 * Let's get recycling! **

__ Part 1 Where does recycled clothing go? __


__﻿ __Lots of people around the world spend large amounts of money on new clothing and accessories, sometimes it’s because they have outgrown their clothes or the clothes are worn out. However, people often buy new clothes just because they enjoy shopping, want to create a new look or just really like a particular brand, colour, textile or fashion. But what happens to all the clothes and accessories that people don’t want anymore? Let’s jump in and see...

 We'll start by watching this short film about a textile recycling company in India.

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As you will have discovered watching this short film, donating your old clothes to charities can help poor people in countries all around the world. Even clothes that are worn out and full of holes can be recycled into useful items such as blankets, rugs, bags and more!

Read the following LMB Textile recycling booklet with a partner from your team to learn more about the benefits of recycling old clothing and learn about the recycling process:
 * __[|Let's Recycle Textiles Book] __

 Together with your partner, read the following newspaper article about how a journalist followed a shirt all the way from England to Africa.  Write down all the locations the journalist mentions, the way the shirt was transported (by boat, plane, train, etc) and how long it took to get to all the different locations. Now get into your expert group and share your notes with the rest of your team. The whole group will now create a timeline called "Journey of a blouse" on two pieces of A3 paper that have been stuck together to make one long poster. You may like to start the timeline with the blouse hanging in a shop window. This then becomes day 1. draw or stick a little picture of the blouse underneath the mark on the timeline and write down important information such as the price of the new blouse. Your next mark on the timeline might be when the English lady has taken the blouse home with her, again, include a small picture and any info you got from the newspaper article. Keep going along the timeline until your the blouse has reached its final destination. You can then show the blouses journey to Africa on a __[|blank map of the world]__. Just print a copy of the map, name and colour in the main countries that the blouse travels through and show the journey with arrows or dotted lines. You may like to stick the map under or next to your timeline. Part 2 Are charity bins always the best solution for your unwanted clothes?
 * __[|Clothes Line]__: The journey of a blouse donated to charity.

__Part 2 Are recycling bins always the right choice? __


<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We know that donating your old clothes to charity is one great way to recycle and to help others but what if the clothes are poor quality and can't be recycled? What do we do when too many clothes are being donated, is that even possible? Together with a partner from your group, read the following newspaper article:
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Is recycling your old clothes really worth it?]

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Once you have finished reading the article, write down the answers to the following questions with your partner:


 * 1) <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">According to the article, why don't charities just give clothes away to people in disaster areas?
 * 2) <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is the most difficult fabric to recycle? Ask someone from the Fibre Expert Group to explain why this fabric is so hard to recycle and include this in your answer.
 * 3) <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What are some of the solutions that Alan Wheeler of the Textile Recycling Association suggests may help solve the problems?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now that you have answered these questions, get into your expert group and have a group discussion, led by your teacher. Your teacher may ask you some questions about the article so have your notes ready. Can you think of any other solutions to the problems raised in the article? Brainstorm with your group to come up with some original solutions.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One of the first things that people can do to save the environment and cause less pollution is to consume (buy) less stuff. Inspired by the words; Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, design a card the size of a business card. Work with your team and create the card using Microsoft Publisher. The card you design is aimed at reminding people to think twice before they buy things they don't really need, choosing the business card format means that people can keep it in their wallets (right next to the money they're about to spend!).

__<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Part 3 Time to inspire change! __


<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Old socks, bits of sparkly fancy-dress material, old bathers, soft toys, clothes with stains on them, etc. may not always be suitable for the recycling bin but there are still lots of things you can do with them instead of just throwing them away. One of the easiest and most fun things you can make out of old socks and a few extra bits and pieces of material are sock puppets!Using some of the old textiles gathered in your classroom and some materials from the Art room, follow the instructions found on: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__[|How to make your very own rubbish eating sock monster!]__** and make your very own sock puppet.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now that you have had a bit of fun making a sock puppet, meet with your expert group and discuss some other things you might be able to make out of old bits of material. You might come up with things such as bags, rugs, necklaces, bracelets and belts. But what about Art? Is there a way you could make some pieces of art using recycled textiles? Here are a few images to give you ideas:



<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Working closely with your Art teacher and classroom teacher, you will each make a piece of recycled textile art that showcases everything you have learned and will inspire people to reuse and recycle their clothing. Alternatively your expert group may decide to make some funky recycled clothing pieces, the choice is yours.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When your art projects are finished your teacher will arrange a special Recycled Textile Exhibition or Recycled Fashion Show where your artwork will be shown to the whole school!

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