Another example of the Roosevelt Island Zero Waste movement taking place Saturday November 6. As previously reported, the annual Roosevelt Island Pumpkin Smash , turning Halloween waste into nutrient rich compost, returns to the Manhattan Park lawn this Saturday.
The Eileen Fisher clothing company has a sustainability program to recycle their clothes. According to the Eileen Fisher website:
Welcome to RENEW, a take-back program that gives EILEEN FISHER clothes life
beyond your closet. You bring back your old pieces, we find them another
homeor turn them into entirely new designs….
Meet Eileen Fisher: She has made sustainability a priority through her Renew and Waste No More initiatives which repurposes garments to make artisanal textiles. See the full list here: https://t.co/B0k2PMKeSr #ForbesOver50 pic.twitter.com/YydBvsOsSG
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The Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street) is hosting a free Renew, Reuse and Rewear Clothing Giveaway of Eileen Fisher women’s clothing on Saturday November 6 from 10 AM – 1 PM.
Roosevelt Island Senior Center Executive Director Lisa Fernandez adds:
Open to the entire Roosevelt Island community. We picked up 1,000 pieces of
clothing this morning!!
Here’s more on the Eileen Fisher Renew program.
Cynthia Power, Director, EILEEN FISHER Renew, describes the various ways the brand is taking back, reselling, and upcycling garments as well as recycling efforts to reduce the amount of textile waste in landfills: https://t.co/glCUW7aDTs
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