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Bag it and Bank it Recycling Campaign 2021

A huge thank you everyone who took part in our January Recycling campaign helping us to Bag and Bank over £40,000!

In January our Bag It and Bank It campaign returned for another year. But due to restrictions of the pandemic, we were unable to launch our annual recycling competition as planned. Instead, we asked all stations across the UK to work together as one fire family in a combined effort to promote our clothing banks and raise vital funds for The Fire Fighters Charity.

You certainly rose to the challenge! We were overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone who donated their unwanted clothing and made the campaign a success. In the month of January alone, we collected just over 360 tonnes of clothing, re-diverting it away from landfill, generating an amazing £41,245 for our Charity.

Nearly 900 fire stations recorded a collection, and with other community sites, we had over 1,000 collections recorded in January 2021. This is truly an incredible achievement due to the current circumstances, so we just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in this campaign. As always, we’re so grateful for your continued dedication and support.

Take a look at some of the fire stations who took part below. And if you’d like to help the Charity by donating your unwanted clothing, find your local recycling bank on our website here.