SOS IRB KIT AID
This project's parent organization is SOS IRB Kit Aid
It operates in United Kingdom
It uses Rugby Union
Entered the Sport for the Environment Award
More about SOS IRB KIT AID
In the 10 years since we started we have saved nearly 65 tonnes of perfectly re-usable/new rugby kit from being thrown needlessly into scarece,environmentally damaging landfill sites. This is not a vision it is a hard fact. The value of this kit is approaching nearly ?2million pounds and has been sent to 16 emerging rugby nations in Europe, Africa and Asia and we have 59 more countries our waiting list( see our website for details). Think of the carbon that has been saved by not having to manufacture the 65 tonnes of recycled kit now being used in nplace of new kit. We are also backed by MPs, MEPS, RFU, rugby celebrities etc. SOS raises the awareness of the need for recycling in a new audience for environmental issues - the older generation within the rugby fraternity as well as youngsters at school - by reducing carbon footprints and pressure on the environment.
SOS gives people a practical real live example of the benefits of recycling.We estimate over 1 million pounds of rugby kit is thrown annually into scarce UK landfill sites-we have only 9 years of sites left(DEFRA). We have launched "SOS Green" a community environmental project that encourages school children to think about global warming and to start a recycling project in their school-starting with rugby kit. "SOS Green " has the full approval of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and can be done within the Community section of the D of E Award Scheme.
SOS Green is also endorsed by the leading UK environmental magazine - Materials Recycling Weekly and the Recycling Dept of Middlesbrough Council who are advising us on best practise. We were the first people to get over 20 major UK kit manufacturers to think about recycling collectively and get behind SOS Green as an industry. We are also going greener ourselves by using sea transport instead of delivery by truck.