Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … old bras?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:37:59 +0000

To the OP, there is demand for old bras so the answer is sell them, especially bras where the elastic is worn out.

By: Helen Delasalle

Helen Delasalle — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:45:22 +0000

Hello,i pay 50p each for a good bra,must have label,i live in milton keynes,where are you, Helen.

By: The Bra Recyclers

The Bra Recyclers — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:37:43 +0000

The 2nd Annual Bra Recycling Month is just around the corner. Last year, Bra Recycling Month brought awareness to Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness by offering women nationwide a chance to provide support for these causes in a unique way, while directly helping to re-shape a life. By recycling new and used bras to women in need in honor of breast cancer and domestic violence awareness, women and girls nationwide also brought attention to another cause, bra recycling.

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By: Christina P

Christina P — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:41:38 +0000

Thanks for posting this! I just went through my stuff and I have all these bras I am saving because they are too good for trash! I’m going to mail them out :)

By: Patty

Patty — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:11:23 +0000

You know I’ve been trying to figure out how to do just that (adding fabric for halters) but I can’t seem to find any ‘How To’s’ online. It’s not as easy as you would think….

By: bea

bea — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:59:23 +0000

http://www.brarecycling.com/about.shtml

they collect bras and recycle or redistribute them to shelters and internationally. Check out the website.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:53:10 +0000

I have a load of bras that are in good quality and just would be heartbroken to give them away anyone interested in making a small donation??

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:18:03 +0000

Turn big bra cup into bottom of the bag. You can sew or knit the top part.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:08:38 +0000

Use big bras to make fancy hats and berets.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:07:35 +0000

Give them as gift to your boyfriend in a box. When he’s away, they’ll remind him of you.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:06:01 +0000

They can be turned into a summer or beach dress or lingerie, just add the bottom.
They can also be worn as part of a bathing suite, especially colorful ones.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:02:18 +0000

The shoulder pads for certain clothing can also be made out of bras.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:00:17 +0000

Dancers and gardeners can make knee pads out of them.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:58:43 +0000

This fabric together with batting can be sewn inside baby’s or toddler’s hat to make it softer and warmer. Babies will appreciate such gentle touch.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:56:23 +0000

Bra fabric can be made into a hot tea cosy for a teapot, since it already has spheric shape. :)

By: wanted-buy-big-sizes-lingerie

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By: needing-buy -bras

needing-buy -bras — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:20:53 +0000

hi chris would have any bras too sell $100 dollars

By: needing-buy -bras

needing-buy -bras — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:18:22 +0000

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Bizarre go-green advice « Lewisa’s Weblog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:37:26 +0000

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By: Meem

Meem — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:53:11 +0000

Yes, I just spoke to somebody at Oxfam who said they will take old bras, and if the shop cannot sell them they send them to a fabric bank, a company called Waste Savers. If they won’t take them you can ask them to call up the Oxfam head office and ask about the fabric bank programme.

By: Meem

Meem — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:41:18 +0000

I checked with the lady at the local Oxfam store who said no they don’t do this. I heard that you can give your old underwear (bras an nickers), bras go to Africa and knickers are recycled at a fabric bank. I think all Oxfam employees need to know if this is still a going concern or if it has been stopped. I hope not as its a good cause.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:39:19 +0000

If its still in good condition why not just add some material to it to make a top to wear?

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:24:37 +0000

There was a programme on Radio 4 about the oxfam sorting place and they said that underwear gained the most money for their causes because underwear requires some skill and many components to be made properly so difficult to make yourself (but not impossible – I have seen somewhere a woman who makes pants from her old teeshirts) They sell them because there is already a second hand clothing economy in Africa and wherever they sell them and if they went in handing out bras etc willy-nilly the whole economy would collapse.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:40:13 +0000

I am amazed women wonder what to do with old bra’s.

The answer is sell them, old bras are in demand and are often hard to find since I guess people prefer to throw them away or give to charity.

I would say ebay but they started treating it as adult stuff so ban the adverts.

By: lonelyinkokomo2@tmail.com

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By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:57:18 +0000

Use them for scarecrows’ clothing. If our town can make a Chuck Norris scarecrow, I don’t see why you couldn’t have a ‘burlesque’ one!

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