Bra Recycling Drive
12th Annual Bra Recycling Drive: October 2024
Kent State University’s Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent State University’s Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, Kent 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 The Bra Recyclers:
Posters
Bra Recycle 8.5x11 pdf