Family-run business Le Colonel have launched a unique upcycling initiative called This Is How We Do which invites consumers to send their pre-loved garments to their workshop in Lille to be repurposed and given a new lease of life. Send an old dress or shirt to be repurposed into a selection of scrunchies, eye masks or face coverings. The repurposed items can either be sent back to the original owner or sold on to a new home, with a percentage of the profits being donated to The Good Planet Foundation . £40 to repurpose an old item, upcycled items from £10, lecolonel.com

Source: The Guardian

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