Make your own t-shirt tote bag!
Another Double Helix Sustainability Squad member, Toby, helped his school community to turn old clothes into something useful.
“We held a Making Day where students were asked to bring in old t-shirts,” says Toby. “And we would help and teach them how to create that old t-shirt into a reusable and recyclable bag. We would collect their attendance and for each t-shirt that would be successfully saved from landfill we would award their house with one house point.”
Double Helix has an activity on creating t-shirt tote bags here.
New ways to think about clothes
There are other ways to save clothes from landfill. Next time you go shopping, ask yourself:
- Do you already have something similar at home? How many times will you wear or use this?
- Should you really buy something just because it’s on sale? You might save 30% buying on sale, but you spend 100% less if you don’t buy it at all!
- Can you do a clothes swap with a friend? You might find some surprises in each other’s wardrobes!
- If something has become too small, can you give it to a younger friend or neighbour? It’s a fun way to help others and you still get to see those clothes around!
Can you think of other ways to remake, reuse, and recycle clothes? Let us know in the comments!
You can learn more about Isabelle and Toby’s ideas for sustainability in Double Helix Issues 62 and 63.