United States – The US-based Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) has reached more than 1 million students through its education programme.
Developed in partnership with The Education Center, the no-cost curricula provide grade-appropriate resources for elementary school teachers on the benefits of recycling used clothing and household textiles, teaching students that these can be recycled just like paper, plastics, glass and aluminium.
Since its launch in October 2012, 20 257 teachers nationwide have engaged in the programme, with more than 21 000 resource downloads reaching 1 093 878 students. Various learning resources are incorporated, including a textile recycling fact sheet and infographics, as well as grade-appropriate lesson plans.
‘We understand the importance of engaging students at a young age,’ says Jackie King, executive director of SMART. ‘Last year, we saw overwhelming results of elementary school teachers utilising SMART’s lesson plans, and this year we couldn’t be more excited to have achieved the milestone of educating more than 1 million elementary students about textile reuse and recycling.’
While the official three-year campaign ended on March 31, the resources will remain searchable by teachers on The Education Center’s website.
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