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12th Annual Bra Recycling Drive: October 2024

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State of Well-being, Office of Sustainability, and the Women’s Center are hosting a bra recycling drive from September 30 through November 1, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center, and worn-out bras will be recycled. 

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Employee Wellness and Health Promotion is pleased to sponsor onsite 3D mammography screenings at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï campus from September 30- October 3 from 10am-3pm, in the Heer Hall parking lot at 635 Loop Road (near the ice arena). You may schedule an appointment for a mammogram and/or donate a reusable or worn-out bra at the screening location.

Schedule a Mobile Mammogram screening

Since the start of the Bra Recycling Drive over 1,000 bras have been collected. Since 2012, 75% of bras collected have been sent for reuse to the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center and 25% have been sent for recycling to The Bra Recyclers. In 2023, over 300 bras were collected (an INCREASE of 100 bras from previous year) by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State of Well-being, Office of Sustainability, and the Women’s Center. Over 200 bras were donated to the Phyllis Zumkher Portage County Clothing Center and 100 were  recycled.

2024 Drop-off Locations

Bras that are washed and clean can be dropped off from September 30 - November 1 at:

• Women’s Center, Williamson House 
  1st floor M-F 8:30am – 4:30pm 
• Well Hub, Student Recreation & Wellness Center
  M-Th 5:30am-10pm; F 5:30am-8pm; Sat 7am-7pm; Sun 8am-7pm
• Memorial Athletic Convocation Center (M.A.C.C.) front lobby
  M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm 
• Heer Hall 1st floor lobby & parking lot*
  M-F Heer Hall 1st floor lobby 8:00am – 5:00pm 
  *Heer Hall Parking lot: Mammogram Screening September 30- October 3 M-Th 10 am-3 pm

• Intercampus Mail
  Bras can be sent via intercampus mail to the Women’s Center in Williamson House or the Office of Sustainability in Harbourt Hall.

  
  
  THE IMPACT OF THROWING AWAY 1 POUND (APPROXIMATELY SEVEN BRAS) from :
   

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