By Isaac Haigh, Investigations Correspondent
Over £330,820 was raised during their latest campaign and 184,700kg of waste was prevented from going to landfill following the fifth year of the campaign to reduce waste and fundraise for charity.
The Bristol Big Give is an annual city-wide campaign organised by a partnership between the University of Bristol, University of West England, Bristol City Council and Bristol Waste Company. Targeting over 50,000 students across the city at the end of the academic year, donation points were placed across campuses, halls and residential areas. High numbers of students provided donations such as clothing and books.
The Bristol Big Give is nearly coming to an end! So far your donations have raised up to £323,000 and prevented up to 184,700 kg from going to landfill - the equivalent of 684 silverback gorillas! #Donate #Reuse #BristolBigGive pic.twitter.com/Oq62Tq0Dyj
— UoB Sustainability (@UoBrisSust) August 20, 2019
Each week, 11 million items end up in landfills with one new shirt emitting more, on average, than driving a car 35 miles. Three-fifths of all clothing items end up in an incinerator or landfill within a year of being produced.
Did you know that every week 11 million items of clothing end up in landfill? The fashion industry is having a HUGE...
Posted by Bristol Big Give on Friday, September 13, 2019
Donations will go to the British Heart Foundation amongst other charities. The money raised is enough to fund 13,232 hours of research at the British Heart Foundation.
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