UK Denim Drive Continues Through October 31st

A denim drive is underway at the University of Kentucky through the month of October. Donors’ unwanted denim will be recycled.

The drive, organized by student members of the UK Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles Club in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, continues through Oct. 31.

Denim garments including jeans, shirts, skirts and scrap pieces with embellishments and of any color and condition are accepted. Collection bins are located throughout UK’s campus and across the state at offices of the UK Cooperative Extension Service.

The UK drive is conducted in conjunction with Cotton, Incorporated’s “Blue Jeans Go Green” denim recycling campaign. Cotton, Inc. takes used jean material and converts it into natural cotton fiber insulation to use in the construction of homes and civic buildings for communities in need across the United States. As a result of the denim recycling program, fewer textiles are sent to landfills, reducing the amount of waste.