The Noosa Event
Our Give a Sheet for the planet events allow councils to access a commercial-scale circular economy solution for textile waste, diverting it from kerbside bins and landfill.
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To celebrate World Environment Day we partnered with Noosa Shire Council to hold a Give a Sheet® for the Planet event for their residents.
They identified a central location to hold the drop off event and created a fantastic marketing campaign educating the community about what linen to include. All the clothing donations on the day were resold by Vinnies QLD.
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We had a successful day collecting over 1.9 tonnes of old unwanted sheets, towels, pillowcases and other household textiles. Noosa residents were particularly excited about being presented with an innovative circular economy solution for their old and unwanted linen, helping them lessen their environmental impact.
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Noosa residents “Gave a Sheet” and cleared out their linen cupboards and closets, with over 200 cars dropping off donations between 8.00am – 3.00pm on the day.
On average each household donated about 10 kgs of used and unwanted linen. A total of 1900 kgs of linen was diverted from landfill to be converted into a valuable resource.
Noosa Council was proud to spearhead the inaugural ‘Give a Sheet’ textile collection initiative with BlockTexx in 2022. We asked Noosa residents and businesses to give a sheet about textile waste.
The community rallied around the cause with over 200 car drop off donations, helping to divert 3.2 tonnes of textile waste from landfill.
This initiative is not only a win for the environment but is also creating new resources for other sectors and helping Council’s demonstrate their commitment to circular economy in a measurable, tangible way.
