TRAID’s circular and pioneering model of clothes reuse goes beyond the logistics of collecting unwanted clothes by reusing resources we already have, creating a sustainable alternative to the high street in our shops while challenging and improving working practices in the clothes industry. At the same time, garment manufacturing takes place in very poor countries where labour is cheap and unregulated, and human rights abuses are commonplace.Įvery aspect of TRAID’s work aims to minimise, improve and transform the impacts of clothes – from stopping clothes being thrown away, to extending the life of clothes in our charity shops and our ethical fashion label TRAIDremade, to delivering sustainable education, to the international development projects we fund. Embedded in every piece of wasted clothing are huge quantities of scarce natural resources like water, oil and land. This is equivalent to an estimated £1bn worth of clothing, some of TRAID captures and transforms into charitable funds.Īt TRAID, the problem of clothes waste goes beyond UK landfill into the fields, factories, homes and mills where our clothes are made. In the UK, over 1 million tonnes of textiles are sent to landfill or incinerated every year resulting in increased waste and carbon emissions. The simple action of giving your clothes to TRAID has powerful and far reaching benefits.įrom production to disposal, our clothes have significant and harmful environmental and social costs. TRAID manages a network of over 1,500 clothes donation banks around the country where you can drop off your unwanted clothes. Although clothes would ideally be in good condition, even poor quality, ripped or.
Visit our Bring Banks page listing all sites that take clothing and textiles. Bring banks and charity shops will take clothes and other textiles.
Options for reuse, repair, recycling and disposal. We look forward to welcoming you safely back. Yes - You can dispose of this item in your green bin or lilac sack. Our online eBay and Depop stores are also open. Please note all TRAID’s services are risk assessed in line with Government Guidance to limit the spread of Covid-19 and vitally, to protect our staff and customers. TRAID’s clothes recycling banks are open and continue to be collected from.
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Notice 12 April 2021: All TRAID charity shops and free home collections are now re-opened re-opened.
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