Cash to Get Trashed: Grab £500 to put sustainability on the catwalk

Fashion is exciting, individual, vibrant. And, more recently, cheap.

But while the rise of fast fashion bags us bargains on the high street, the human and environmental costs it leaves behind are huge. 10,000 items of clothing are binned every five minutes in the UK. That’s a whopping 2 billion garments every year.

Numbers speak louder than words. In this case they’re screaming. vInspired’s Get Trashed campaign tackles this throwaway culture head on, and we need your help!

Go green by launching and leading your own Cashpoint project to help us save 10,000 items from landfill. And develop employability skills while you’re at it.

Need Some Inspiration?

You can decide what kind of project you want to run with your Cashpoint money. As long as it benefits a community, we'll dish out the dosh. But here's an idea to start you off.

1. Find yourself a location (anything from a community hall to a nightclub to an empty shop).
2. Turn-up the tunes.
3. Throw in some very cool stuff you can customise clothes with.
4. Fill the place with fashion forward young people.

Can you picture it? That’s one way to run your very own upcycling event. We'd love to hear how you run yours.

Our Car Boot Disco event kicked Get Trashed off in style (quite literally!). From tired trousers to shabby shoes, our guests exchanged or upcycled old, unloved clothes instead of leaving them for landfill. In one day, an impressive 1480 items were sprayed, studded and spangled instead of taking a trip to the tip.

Miss out? Fear not. vInspired Cashpoint is offering you the chance to run your very own ‘trash to flash’ project.

Flash up Your Trash (with our cash)

From Car Boot Discos to make and mend workshops, eco- fashion shows to up-cycling classes. If you've got the ideas, we’ve got the cash. How would you use £500 to put sustainability on the catwalk?

Ready to get eco-fashionable? Get your hands on a Cashpoint grant or call us on 020 7960 7003 to find out more.