Fall 2022 Inspire Discovery

Fighting Fast Fashion -Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Issue: Addressed the issue of clothing waste in our communities.

Silver Award Team: Troop 4409; 8th grade Cadettes; 5 Girl Scouts on award team

Project Details: In partnership with a local nonprofit, Community Women Against Hardships, as well as Washington University—Saint Louis, this troop hosted clothing drives where they collected gently used clothing to promote recycling and to eliminate waste. The girls created a flyer and solicited clothing from family, friends, and patrons from community organizations. Once they completed the clothing drive, the troop donated the clothes to the nonprofit for individuals in need.

Root Cause: This troop noticed the need to address environmental waste by reducing the amount clothes that goes to the landfills. In addition to addressing environmental waste, the troop promoted recycling by reusing clothing items to donate to members in the community who were in need. Our projected addressed clothing waste. It benefitted a non-profit organization that assists low to moderate income families with clothing and other resources. Sustainability: To promote the sustainability of clothing reuse and recycling, the student organization at Washington University will continue to host clothing drives at the end of the school year. In addition, the partner community organization, Community Women Against Hardship, has a mission to support struggling women and children with clothing and food donations. The girls recognized that by donating the clothes to an organization like this would have a lasting impact on the community.