Powys town council turns down charity clothing bank
The offer of a charity clothing bank has been turned down by Builth Wells Town Council.
Charity Helping Wales Recycle Together wrote to the council recently to ask if councillors would like a clothing bank placed inside the Strand Hall.
Robert Ibel said the charity had recently launched a new community clothing bank project across Wales and wanted to see if the town council would get involved.
Mr Ibel said donation banks have been placed around local halls and centres and they are a simple way to help recycle unwanted clothing and textiles, support the environment and even raise a little extra income for the venue.
He said the clothing bank would be free to host and the charity would deliver, install and maintain it.
Furthermore it keeps textiles out of landfill and promotes reuse, while the charity pays a fee per kilo collected and can remove the bank at any time if it does not suit.
“It’s a no-commitment project that benefits both the community and the environment — many of our existing hosts use the funds for small renovations, local causes, or future projects,” Mr Ibel added.
Members of the town council considered the offer at a recent meeting but ultimately declined, saying as the premises is not open 24 hours a day it would be of "no benefit" to people wishing to drop items off.
