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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Broadway Green Alliance announces September textile drive
www.broadwaynews.com: The Broadway Green Alliance will host a textile reuse and recycling drive on Sept. 17 in Manhattan. The event, organized in partnership with Wearable Collections, will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Duffy Square
3 comments:
Tane Muller
said...
This is fantastic work by the Broadway Green Alliance. Too often, textiles get shoved into a corner and forgotten, so creating an avenue to donate these useful materials (rather than letting them rot in storage) is a meaningful step forward. I hope drop-off events continue and become more frequent. I also commend the Broadway Green Alliance for leveraging existing clothing donation infrastructure through Wearable Collections.As an industry, we’re known for adapting practices from other fields to suit our needs. Right now, we’re at an exciting point of growth, where we can rethink how recycling and reuse apply not just to costumes, but also to scenery, props, tools, and theatrical equipment. I’m eager to see how Broadway addresses the broader sustainability challenge. This raises important questions: How will we change the way productions are built? Could tour schedules be adjusted to reduce carbon emissions? How will we handle scenery waste more responsibly? Might we even create our own recycling system, transferring set pieces and materials to other artists, shops, or individuals who can give them new life?
I think that the Broadway Green Alliance is a wonderful organization that stands for an important idea. Theatre can be very wasteful in the amount of materials used for almost every aspect. From sets to costumes and even the amount of printing for management paperwork and scripts, the theatre uses many materials. I love this organization is a thing because I am a person who is interested in the environmental crisis and what to do to help it. This idea of environmental stability in theatre has become a bigger idea that people are invested in and focused on. By hosting these recycling events, I think it is a very effective way for this org to make use of its abilities. Textiles specifically are easy to just shove in a closet and leave there, or get thrown away. Many people donate or pass clothes on the people who need them, but some ideas you just can't get rid of. These events create community and allow sustainability in the theatre world.
This is an amazing idea from the Broadway Green Alliance. I hope they continue hosting these drives in the future, because this could be a game changer for sustainability both on Broadway and for creatives in general. This reminds me in some ways of the Creative ReUse Center here in Pittsburgh. The goal is to keep art scraps and tools alike out of the landfill, and to provide a cheaper resource for artists in the city. Upon going to the center, I also found that they give many examples of crafts people have made from the center to inspire visitors. This creates an atmosphere not only of resources, but of community around creating. The fabric drive also reminds me of consignment sales back in my home town, where the idea shifts to supporting families through buying clothing for their growing children. Whatever way it presents, the continued goal of reuse and recycling is inspiring.
3 comments:
This is fantastic work by the Broadway Green Alliance. Too often, textiles get shoved into a corner and forgotten, so creating an avenue to donate these useful materials (rather than letting them rot in storage) is a meaningful step forward. I hope drop-off events continue and become more frequent. I also commend the Broadway Green Alliance for leveraging existing clothing donation infrastructure through Wearable Collections.As an industry, we’re known for adapting practices from other fields to suit our needs. Right now, we’re at an exciting point of growth, where we can rethink how recycling and reuse apply not just to costumes, but also to scenery, props, tools, and theatrical equipment. I’m eager to see how Broadway addresses the broader sustainability challenge. This raises important questions: How will we change the way productions are built? Could tour schedules be adjusted to reduce carbon emissions? How will we handle scenery waste more responsibly? Might we even create our own recycling system, transferring set pieces and materials to other artists, shops, or individuals who can give them new life?
I think that the Broadway Green Alliance is a wonderful organization that stands for an important idea. Theatre can be very wasteful in the amount of materials used for almost every aspect. From sets to costumes and even the amount of printing for management paperwork and scripts, the theatre uses many materials. I love this organization is a thing because I am a person who is interested in the environmental crisis and what to do to help it. This idea of environmental stability in theatre has become a bigger idea that people are invested in and focused on. By hosting these recycling events, I think it is a very effective way for this org to make use of its abilities. Textiles specifically are easy to just shove in a closet and leave there, or get thrown away. Many people donate or pass clothes on the people who need them, but some ideas you just can't get rid of. These events create community and allow sustainability in the theatre world.
This is an amazing idea from the Broadway Green Alliance. I hope they continue hosting these drives in the future, because this could be a game changer for sustainability both on Broadway and for creatives in general. This reminds me in some ways of the Creative ReUse Center here in Pittsburgh. The goal is to keep art scraps and tools alike out of the landfill, and to provide a cheaper resource for artists in the city. Upon going to the center, I also found that they give many examples of crafts people have made from the center to inspire visitors. This creates an atmosphere not only of resources, but of community around creating. The fabric drive also reminds me of consignment sales back in my home town, where the idea shifts to supporting families through buying clothing for their growing children. Whatever way it presents, the continued goal of reuse and recycling is inspiring.
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