Comments on: Recycle your Old Blue Jeans http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:25:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ibdhiker http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8263 ibdhiker Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:47 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8263 Wonderful site, thanks for the opportunity to post here. We have a small company here in Tennessee which recycles jeans. This year we have pledged 2000 pairs of jeans to the Children of Appalachia Project. We hope to increase that to 5000 pairs if we can get enough donations. These jeans are washed, repaired if necessary, seperated, sized, bagged and tagged. It is hard to believe how many children of Appalachia (upper East Tennessee) have so little to wear. These are children in grades K-12. It would break your heart to see how ragged some of these children look when they come for free clothing. We will then give them the opportunity to shop with "green-bucks" right off the racks we set up in the gymnasiums just as me and you enjoy the chance to do so every day in the stores when we shop. Many will "buy" jeans for their parents. Nobody will be turned away. The "green bucks" are presented to them free. I can give you the address if you would like to help us in our quest to assist these children. It is only a small part of what we are doing in our recycle program but it will make such a difference in the lives of so many. HUG, 157 Autumn Drive, Crossville, Tennessee 38571 Can any of you help? Any jean works. No matter what style. No matter how ragged. Sure, they would like to have the latest greatest style. But OLD BEATS COLD! Any and all jeans would be appreciated. I can be contacted at hug@live.com or you can contact me directly at (931-337-5051) The Home Uprade Group, or on my personal cell phone at (931-261-9248) if you could help us out with some jeans or would be interested in doing a collection drive for us in your area. Thank you so much. Terry (ibdhiker) Wonderful site, thanks for the opportunity to post here. We have a small company here in Tennessee which recycles jeans. This year we have pledged 2000 pairs of jeans to the Children of Appalachia Project. We hope to increase that to 5000 pairs if we can get enough donations. These jeans are washed, repaired if necessary, seperated, sized, bagged and tagged. It is hard to believe how many children of Appalachia (upper East Tennessee) have so little to wear. These are children in grades K-12. It would break your heart to see how ragged some of these children look when they come for free clothing. We will then give them the opportunity to shop with “green-bucks” right off the racks we set up in the gymnasiums just as me and you enjoy the chance to do so every day in the stores when we shop. Many will “buy” jeans for their parents. Nobody will be turned away. The “green bucks” are presented to them free.

I can give you the address if you would like to help us in our quest to assist these children. It is only a small part of what we are doing in our recycle program but it will make such a difference in the lives of so many. HUG, 157 Autumn Drive, Crossville, Tennessee 38571

Can any of you help? Any jean works. No matter what style. No matter how ragged. Sure, they would like to have the latest greatest style. But OLD BEATS COLD! Any and all jeans would be appreciated. I can be contacted at hug@live.com or you can contact me directly at (931-337-5051) The Home Uprade Group, or on my personal cell phone at (931-261-9248) if you could help us out with some jeans or would be interested in doing a collection drive for us in your area.

Thank you so much.

Terry
(ibdhiker)

]]> By: Recycle Your Jeans at the Gap March 5-14, 2010 | Green Talk™ http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8223 Recycle Your Jeans at the Gap March 5-14, 2010 | Green Talk™ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:46:34 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8223 [...] of my most popular post is “Recycle your Blue Jeans.”  I guess I have a lot of jean wearing, need to get rid of old jeans readers.  Well, for a [...] [...] of my most popular post is “Recycle your Blue Jeans.”  I guess I have a lot of jean wearing, need to get rid of old jeans readers.  Well, for a [...]

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8158 Green Talk Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:52:57 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8158 Solar Global, how come your wife has forbidden you wearing these jean? Anna Solar Global, how come your wife has forbidden you wearing these jean? Anna

]]> By: Solar Global Green http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8155 Solar Global Green Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:33:24 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8155 I have certain jeans that my wife has forbid me to wear. This information will be very useful. I have certain jeans that my wife has forbid me to wear. This information will be very useful.

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8098 Green Talk Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:28:58 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8098 Ed, that is a fabulous idea! I have such smart Green Talk readers! Anna Ed, that is a fabulous idea! I have such smart Green Talk readers! Anna

]]> By: ed hardy http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-8090 ed hardy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:02:04 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-8090 This is a really cool idea! I usually give them to charity but if it can be converted to insulation this has definite potential. Maybe someone can start a program for donations and then convert the jeans into insulation for a needy family or something. This is a really cool idea! I usually give them to charity but if it can be converted to insulation this has definite potential. Maybe someone can start a program for donations and then convert the jeans into insulation for a needy family or something.

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-7889 Green Talk Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:13:58 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-7889 Uggs, I like the way you think. the 3Rs-re-purpose, re-purpose and re-purpose some more! Anna Uggs, I like the way you think. the 3Rs-re-purpose, re-purpose and re-purpose some more! Anna

]]> By: Uggs http://www.green-talk.com/2009/01/02/recycle-your-old-blue-jeans/comment-page-1/#comment-7888 Uggs Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:57:20 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=1156#comment-7888 Jeans often become jean shorts and then those jeans shorts become dusters. It’s not recycling but at least it’s reusing. Jeans often become jean shorts and then those jeans shorts become dusters. It’s not recycling but at least it’s reusing.

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