This week Highland Radio spoke to Arran Murphy, Programme Manager of the Rediscover Fashion Rediscovery Centre and started getting plans underway for a holly-jolly green Christmas!
Did you know?
- Last year Ireland was expected to generate 97,000 tonnes of packaging waste (Repak, 2022).
- iReadc found that in 2019, people threw out over 50% more food over the festive period (The Mirror, 2019).
- 1 in 3 under 35s buy a new Christmas jumper every year and 40% will only be worn once (Hubbub, 2019).
What you can do!
- Get some inspiration and Green your Wardrobe! Changemakers Donegal are hosting events with the Rediscovery Centre!
- There is a swap rail in place at the events – something that can definitely be applied to festive wear like Christmas jumpers and NYE/Christmas party outfits.
- Get creative with your wrapping paper – go for newspaper & string like our voxpop contributor or upcycle materials like shopping bags. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-R3CyIJcrg
- Find some pieces in Charity shops and upcycle to make the ultimate personal gift.
- Do a conscious food shop. Think about what you threw away last year and amend accordingly > https://realfood.tesco.com/curatedlist/how-to-get-prepared-for-your-christmas-food-shop.html
Learn more:
Swap Shop Episode – https://highlandradio.com/2023/10/17/ours-to-protect-halloween-swap-shop-st-marys-ns-stranorlar-17-10-23/
Freecycle Episode – https://highlandradio.com/2023/06/20/ours-to-protect-letterkenny-freecycle-pay-it-forward-20-06-23/
