{"id":585,"date":"2021-06-15T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ourladyoftherosaryprimary\/?p=585"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:34:56","slug":"start-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ourladyoftherosaryprimary\/2021\/06\/15\/start-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For those who are not familiar with ApparelXchange, we are a social enterprise dedicated to reuse, repair & recycling for childrenswear, ages 4-18. Our mission is to reduce the impact of clothing on our planet. Families can shop secondhand with us, donate clothing to us & receive free clothing from us when times are challenging. Schools can get support from us, share education opportunities with us and grow greener alongside us.<\/div>\n
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\u200bToday, we’re inviting you to join in our new campaign for Summer 2021 – Start Strong in Secondhand\u00a0<\/i>– helping us encourage families across the country to opt for preloved items when schools return in August, to better protect people and the planet.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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In 2020, an estimated 792.3 thousand young people attended schools in Scotland, with the vast majority of these schools requiring school uniform. In 2015, the\u00a0Department for Education surveyed parents<\/a>\u00a0across the UK, finding they spend on average almost \u00a3213 per child on uniform throughout the year (excluding PE kits), a cost that now equals\u00a0almost \u00a3230 per pupil in 2019\u00a0<\/b>due to inflation. For so many parents, carers and families, this is far too much.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Further to these financial issues, the sheer volume of items made for pupils each year is badly damaging our planet. Garment production accounts for\u00a010% of humanity’s carbon emissions\u00a0<\/a>– and then\u00a085% of textiles end up in landfill<\/a>. Plus, for big retailers across the UK, there are very few protections set up for the people who make our clothes, leading to many harmful human rights violations.<\/div>\n
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With all of this in mind, we’re asking school communities to make a challenging but vital change – and start their young people in second hand uniform this August.<\/b><\/div>\n
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Here at ApparelXchange, we can provide great quality, low cost, preloved uniform items for young people aged 4-18 years. We accept all donations (uniform, casual wear, footwear and accessories), which we then review, repair and resell. Our retail income also supports our reduced cost package services for families experiencing hardship.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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