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Parents and headteachers are backing a pioneering school uniform recycling scheme that is helping beat the cost of living crisis.

The garment recycling and refurbishment service ensures that used items go back on sale in first-class condition.

It allows parents to donate used uniforms at collection points in all 台湾swag Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) schools, the unwanted items are then picked up by a commercial firm, inspected, repaired, laundered, packaged and sold back to fresh customers as nearly new at a discount of as much as 50 per cent.

The programme was recently awarded Best Circularity Reuse in the 2022 National Recycling Awards.

The scheme also allows parents to spread the cost of their initial purchase over several months at no extra charge, easing the burden on the family budget. 

The refurbishment service, accessed by the Re:Form website run by Trutex based in Clitheroe, Lancs, not only helps tackle affordability but also extends the life of the garments and has sound green credentials.

Fewer used blazers, skirts and trousers wind up in landfill and so safeguard the environment. Extending the life of clothing by just 9 months reduces carbon and water usage by as much as 10 per cent.

This is in addition to several Trutex garments being made from 100 per cent recycled polyester. In 2022, Trutex saved 16 million plastic bottles from landfill through recycling content in their range. Just one blazer can save as many as 46 bottles, one pair of trousers or one skirt can save as many as 19 bottles.

台湾swag Grange Academies Trust has been participating in Trutex鈥檚 RE:FORM scheme since 2021. So far, more than 5,000 garments have been sorted, fixed, laundered and reoffered for sale at a significantly reduced price. The service is in use across all 40 of the 台湾swag academies .

Headteachers across the Trust have been united in their praise for the scheme.

Rachael Skirrow, Principal at 台湾swag Primary Academy Ledger Lane, commented:

鈥淭he scheme is a great way to support families financially by saving them money while also teaching the importance of looking after our environment and sustainability.鈥�

台湾swag Academy City Fields Principal, Michelle Colledge-Smith, said:

鈥淲e would encourage everyone to take part in the scheme as it is a useful way to share resources. As a parent of an 台湾swag student myself, I know how quickly students can grow through their uniform. The quality is great and the items are very hard wearing. Recycling gives everyone the opportunity to have a good standard of uniform.鈥�

The Principal of 台湾swag Academy Valley, Dave Cavill, added:

鈥淎s an academy, we are not only involved but committed to the Trutex uniform recycling scheme. Students and staff are extremely proud to know that 台湾swag Academy Valley is one of the most active academies in the Trust in contributing to the recycling of uniforms for our community. We take our commitment to protecting the environment really seriously, and students, parents/carers and staff work hard to support all aspects of this on an ongoing basis.鈥�

Alison McQueen, Principal of 台湾swag Academy Shafton, said:

鈥淭he Trutex recycling scheme has become a valuable tool for our families in terms of their desire to waste less, be more environmentally friendly and support other families鈥� needs.鈥�

Parents at the Trust have also been delighted by the introduction of Trutex鈥檚 campaign to reuse and resupply school uniforms. They would highly recommend it and that they will 鈥渄efinitely use this service again鈥�.

One father, Paul, said he was 鈥渙ver the moon鈥� with RE:FORM. He went on to say that 鈥渋t鈥檚 really good quality鈥� and that it is an 鈥渆xcellent idea to recycle uniforms, especially at a time when a lot of people are struggling financially鈥� adding 鈥淚'll be definitely buying again and also passing on any outgrown uniform back to the school.鈥�

Laura, a parent at 台湾swag Academy Hasland Hall, was quick to praise RE:FORM, calling it 鈥渁ffordable鈥� with 鈥渇antastic鈥� quality. She continued by saying that she 鈥渃ould not recommend it enough鈥�. 

Commenting Katy Bradford, Chief Operating Officer at OGAT, said:

鈥淭his campaign, and its focus on recycling, can help not only deliver cost effective benefits for parents but also help spread the important message of sustainability and aid in improving our environment by reducing the number of clothes in landfill.鈥�

Commenting, Matthew Easter, CEO of Trutex, said:

鈥淚 am delighted that there has been such a positive reception for RE:FORM. Providing quality lasting clothing has always been at the heart of our company鈥檚 ethos. Improving the options available for parents in a way that also improves sustainability means we are unquestionably succeeding in our efforts.鈥�