TRAID. Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development.

Posts in the Reuse category

• Recycling Week 2021: Charity Retail Steps It Up

  

  By Maria Chenoweth.

  September 20, 2021

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Reuse
  Since 1999, TRAID has kept clothes in use for longer. We tackle the problems caused by the fashion industry by […] Read More...

• Recycling Week 2021: ChattyFeet – Walks the Walk

  

  By TRAID.

  September 20, 2021

  • Clothes Reuse
  • Reuse
  The amazing ChattyFeet has partnered with TRAID since 2013 donating new socks for reuse and resale in our charity shops. […] Read More...

• One Year On

  

  By Maria Chenoweth.

  March 31, 2021

  • Reuse
  • TRAID Charity Shops
  TRAID’s CEO Maria Chenoweth reflects on the impacts of one year of running the charity during the Covid pandemic. Read More...

• TRAID x Blanc

  

  By BLANC.

  December 11, 2020

  • Climate Crisis
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Repair
  • Reuse
  6 Tips to Reduce Your Fashion Footprint We asked the lovely team at BLANC – the UK’s leading eco friendly […] Read More...

• Meet Reuse Maker: Helen Kirkum

  

  By Helen Kirkum.

  May 11, 2020

  • Clothes Reuse
  • Environment
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Reuse
  • Up-cycling
  TRAID: Your reimagined trainers are extraordinary, like pieces of collage. What’s your background and what inspired you to make shoes […] Read More...

• Beyond Black Friday

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  November 28, 2019

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Climate Crisis
  • Reuse
  Black Friday. A day when unbridled consumption is fetishised and celebrated. When what we buy isn’t about need or utility, […] Read More...

• Queen’s Park Community School Support Local Repair Cafe

  

  By Sarah.

  October 29, 2018

  • Clothes Reuse
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Events
  • Repair
  • Reuse
  • TRAID Charity Shops
  • Up-cycling
  Year 9 students from Queen’s Park Community School in Brent were tasked with creatively repairing and altering damaged garments donated […] Read More...

• TRAID Partners With V&A Museum For Graphic Gathering

  

  By Sarah Klymkiw.

  October 15, 2018

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Campaigns
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Events
  • Reuse
  • Social Justice
  TRAID are this year’s partners for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s nationwide design competition Graphic Gathering. TRAID Education were thrilled to be […] Read More...

• #Secondhandfirst Stories

  

  By Sarah Klymkiw.

  December 13, 2017

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Education
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Reuse
  • Uncategorized
  We wanted to share the secondhandfirst stories behind our pre-loved clothes. Why? Because there are numerous reasons why we choose […] Read More...

• Victoria’s #Secondhandfirst Story

  

  By Victoria Staniforth.

  November 19, 2017

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Reuse
  Our clothes are a powerful tool to communicate stories and a means for social signalling. TRAID’s #secondhandfirst campaign seeks to […] Read More...

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