By means of: Olaf Knook
Thu Apr 25, 12:36
General
SINT PHILIPSLAND – The group 8 students of the Koningin Julianaschool finished third in the Textile Race. This race was a competition between ten primary schools in the Bevelanden and Tholen, where they competed to collect as much textiles as possible. The children from Sint Philipsland collected a total of 1,405 kilos of textiles and won a prize of 50 euros for the school.
For four weeks, ten primary schools from the Bevelanden and Tholen entered into the battle against old textiles. The results were impressive: together they managed to reuse or recycle a total of 14,253 kilos of old textiles. Two schools from our municipality participated: De Geluksvogel from Tholen and the Koningin Julianaschool from Sint Philipsland.
1405 kilos collected in Sint Philipsland
The winner of the Textile Race is OBS de Eendracht from Hansweert, with a collection of 2006 kilos of textiles and 135 repairs. A total of 462 repairs were carried out by all schools during the Textile Race and 6 clothing exchange events took place. In addition, more than 70 textile items were passed on via Marktplaats, giving them a second life.
The Koningin Julianaschool in Sint Philipsland collected 1,405 kilos of textiles, carried out 52 clothing repairs, passed on clothing 17 times via Marktplaats/Vinted and held one clothing exchange in the classroom. They finished in third place.
About the Textile Race
The Textile Race encourages students to deal with their textiles in a more sustainable way, such as repairing, reusing or handing them in in textile containers. Currently, more than half of the used textiles in the Netherlands are thrown away as residual waste, meaning they cannot be reused or recycled.
The Textile Race De Bevelanden and Tholen is an initiative of the OLAZ (Collaboration of Zeeland municipalities in the field of waste disposal), in collaboration with Curitas and the Zeeland Cleaning Service (ZRD).
