Bra recycling raises £1,000 for charity

Bra-vo to women across Hertsmere who have donated more than 1,000 kilograms of bras in the first year of the council's bra recycling scheme!

Cllr Jean Heywood recycling her bras!

Approximately 17,913 bras - 1053.7kg - will be reused by women in poorer countries or recycled and for every kilogram of bras collected, £1 is raised so over £1,000 has been made for the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Councillor Jean Heywood, Environment Portfolio Holder, said: "This really is great news!  It's brilliant that this scheme has been so well supported, thank you to everyone who has taken part.

"By recycling your bras not only will less waste be sent to landfill but women in poorer countries will benefit and you will be helping to fund research into breast cancer."

So if you have any old bras at the back of your underwear drawer, dig them out and drop them into one of our pink banks.  Bras should be placed in a bag before they are put in.

Banks are located at:

Borehamwood

• Hertsmere Borough Council Civic Offices, Elstree Way - in reception
• The Venue, Elstree Way - in the women's changing rooms and in the car park

Bushey

• Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, Aldenham Road - in the women's changing rooms and in the car park
• Bushey Country Club, High Street - in the women's changing room
• Kemp Place car park

Potters Bar

• Potters Bar area office at the Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane - in reception
• Furzefield Leisure Centre, Mutton Lane - in the women's changing rooms and in the car park

Radlett

• Aldenham Parish Council offices at the Radlett Centre, Aldenham Avenue - in reception
• Newberries car park

Shenley

• Andrews Close, off Porters Park Drive