'Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd was established in 1991 and is the UK’s leading textile and clothing collection company. Through its Clothing Collection Scheme, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd operates a network of over 5,000 textile recycling banks around the country collecting clothing, shoes and household linens. It also has a network of more than 140 charity shops nationwide which sell items from bric a brac and books to clothing and household goods.' Wear2BankWear 2 Bank is an ongoing campaign which has recently (February-April 2013) collaborated with Harley-Davidson for their 'Spring Clothing Clear Out'. Within the dealerships there were 'Re-fill' containers for donations to be given.
There is little information about whether the campaign was successful but from previous research that we'd done i'd guess that it wasn't as successful as it could be as customers wouldn't turn up to look for a bike with a bag of clothes as Harley-Davidson's main market is men, whereas research shows that it is usually the women in a family who takes clothing to charity shops or sell them on.
Another interesting note is that there is no information on the campaign collaboration on the Harley-Davidson website, only on the Wear 2 Bank website.
Spring Clothing Clear Out campaign

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