Recycling today is what Lycra was in the '80s--it's
everywhere. We're recycling pretty much anything we can get our hands on, be it
cardboard, plastic, cell phones or batteries.
But despite the recycling mania,
you'll never guess what retailers are recycling these days. I'll give
you two hints:
1) It creepily mocks you from store windows
2) I wrote a
haiku in its honor.
If you guessed obnoxious teenage sales associates (is school
back in session yet?!), you're wrong. But if you guessed mannequins--you're
absolutely right. Weird, eh? After thinking about it
for awhile though, I realized how incredibly intelligent it is to recycle
mannequins.
We love the Earth so much that we don't want one more thing
plugging up another stinky landfill. Even if it is a cross-eyed stick-like figure
featured in stores throughout the country. I mean, someone has to show us what those clothes look like on a body. And
it isn't going to be me.
Thankfully, there's Mannequin Madness--a company that not
only recycles mannequins, but also sells recycled mannequins to retailers. In
fact, according to the company, it recycles more than 100,000 pounds of
mannequins a year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized
Mannequin Madness for its outstanding mannequin recycling efforts; while
retailers such as Nike, Nordstrom, Macy's, Kohl's and Bloomingdale's have their
mannequins recycled with the company.
So, before you toss that headless mannequin into the
dumpster, consider showing the world some love and have it recycled instead.
There are simply no more excuses for tossing mannequin bodies, or anything else
for that matter, in the garbage. Welcome to 2008--year of the green!
Has your company purchased recycled mannequins or is it
currently recycling mannequins? What are your thoughts on this super cool
eco-friendly retail option? Tell us all about it here!
--Heather Strang
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