A rotary club has collected three plastic sacks full of unwanted bras from Spar Chirk, to help families in Africa and a UK breast cancer charity.

Against Breast Cancer has  teamed up with a UK recycling company who help small businesses in Africa. 

The recycling company are donating £700 to cancer research for every tonne of bras collected, that's only 9,000 bras. 

A spokesperson from Vale of Llangollen Rotary said it doesn't matter the state of the bra.

They said: "With over 30 million women in the UK you could really help make a difference.

"It does not matter what condition the bra is in - we still want it but laundered is good please.

"This initiative also helps support the Against Breast Cancer charity in the UK and helps families in Africa.

This collection of unloved or ill-fitting bras is one of the Rotary club's Environmental and International projects. 

"Many of the bras are resalable as they are" they added "Some are taken apart by the African women and remade as cottage industries."

"The ones that are not reusable in the sorting process in the UK are broken down and recycled as cotton waste and metal. Everyone is a winner."

The collected bras go to a recycling company in the UK to get sorted and baled to start a new life in Africa such as Togo, Ghana and Kenya.

Here the bales are bought by the African women to resell as small businesses for the women to support their families by selling the bras in the marketplaces. 

You can find the pink Against Breast Cancer Bra Bank bins near the doors where bras can be deposited.

The Vale of Llangollen Rotary is ready to welcome individuals and couples of 18+ from the local community who want to be “people of action”.

They normally meet face-to-face, at the Liberty Tavern, 20 Market Street, Llangollen on Monday evenings at 7.30pm and meet in the bar.

Alternatively, people can join the meeting from wherever they are via their Zoom account connection.