C4CC group from Kettlethorpe High School and Elite Textiles

Youngsters at Kettlethorpe High school could teach the rest of a thing or two about sustainability and recycling. They have teamed up with Elite Textiles in Wakefield to try to keep old and unwanted clothing out of landfills. The name they came up with was Clothing for Closer Communities or C4CC. They are working towards getting as much suitable clothing as possible sent out to Africa. Elite Textiles have been involved in this for some years and their experience and desire to keep waste to a minimum is exemplary.  The group is getting as many schools involved as they can. For every ton of clothing collected a school, they receive £400 and Aid2Africa gets £50. The scheme is in it's early days but already the charity has received enough money to buy furniture for a new classroom.

final sorting bay

it's not just clothes get sent to Africa

read the letter sent to schools in February 2010. If your school would interested in joining the scheme contact us at Aid2Africa or Chris at Elite Textiles

Recycling clothes to Africa generates employment and a source of cheap clothing for thousands of people living on or below the poverty line in many African countries.

Read the report by the
Textile Recycling Association on the impact of recycling clothes

Clothes bound for Africa
the factory
 
Clothes being sorted by Africans for Africans

the initial sorting when they arrive at the factory