Sew New Life –

Clothing and Sustainability Campaign for ENO Schools and Communities

Welcome to the Clothing and Sustainability Campaign! This year during the week of Global Recycling Day celebrated annually 18 March, ENO in collaboration with TexCycle Group invites schools and communities to give a second life to old clothes! The event week will be held on from Mon 17 to Fri 21 March, where students and participants can bring old clothes and learn how to upcycle them into new items. Let’s get creative and promote sustainability through fashion! An online gallery of the creations will be created to showcase the works. The link will be available a few days before the event. Want to know also what environmental resources are you saving by disposing of textiles and shoes separately? The Textile Eco Calculator shows what the ecological savings are from textiles left in containers. A teacher training session on using the calculator will be held on 3 March 2025, from 15:00 to 15:30 EET, led by a TexCycle expert. Registration is required to participate: Register here
Action week: 17-21 March 2025 Target group: Secondary school studenst (students aged 12-16 years old) Curriculums: STEAM, Arts & Crafts Hashtag: #SewNewLife #enoprogramme Registration: ENO registration form. Registrations by 14 March 2025.
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INSTRUCTIONS
ONLINE EXHIBITION GALLERY for schools to share the works:
 HASTAGS: #SewNewLife #enoprogramme #upcycledfashion
ENO Instagram: @enoschoolnet
ENO Teachers Facebook group

CAMPAIGN MATERIALS

1. Inspiration

See TexCycle gallery:  Workshop UpCycle with Texcycle

2. Instructions

Please add your instructions!

IDEAS FOR T-shirt project left overs:
 
Please add your ideas for left overs!

3. Textile Eco Calculator

What environmental resources are you saving by disposing of textiles and shoes separately?
The Textile Eco Calculator shows what the ecological savings are from textiles left in containers. By separating textiles from general waste you help to: • The reuse of textiles, thereby replacing the production of new ones; • Recycling and energy recovery of textile waste instead of sending it to landfill. Try from here The calculator is being offered by TexCycle Group
TEACHER TRAINING A teacher training session on using the calculator will be held on 3 March 2025, from 15:00 to 15:30 EET, led by a TexCycle expert. Registration is required to participate: Register here
Did you miss the training event?
Watch the recording of the training here

4. Sample speech for students

Our Message for the Day: Today, on Global Recycling Day, we come together to learn how to breathe new life into the clothes we wear. By repurposing, redesigning and upcycling, we are showing the world that fashion can be sustainable. Around the globe, schools and communities like ours are taking part in this initiative and together we are reducing waste, protecting our environment and promoting creativity. What we do today is more than just sewing! We are taking steps toward a more sustainable future. Let’s remember that every piece of clothing has value and by giving it a second life, we are making a positive impact. Let’s upcycle for a better tomorrow!