1. (Our Products)
It is estimated that more than 1 million tones of textiles are thrown away
every year, with most of this coming from household sources. At least
50% of these textiles are recyclable; however, the proportion of textile
wastes reused or recycled annually in the UK is only around 25%.
Items for textile recycling
Recycling and reusing the textiles
Helping the environment
New textile banks
Items for textile recycling
All unwanted clothes (including underwear) can be recycled in your local
textile recycling bank. Please ensure that your clothes are clean and that
shoes are tied together. Soft toys, hats, bed linen and towels can also be
recycled in any designated textile
Reusing the clothes
Nearly 70% of items put into clothing banks are reused as clothes, and any un-
wearable items are sold to merchants to be recycled and used as factory wiping
cloths.
Helping the environment

2. While having many economic benefits, clothing has a significant
environmental and ethical impact ranging from increased carbon emissions,
waste, water usage and pollution to child labour and unfair trading conditions.
The clothing and textiles sector in the UK alone produces around 3.1 million
tonnes of CO2, 2 million tonnes of waste and 70 million tonnes of waste water
per year - with 1.5 million tonnes of unwanted clothing ultimately ending up in
landfill.
Making just one t-shirt uses 800 litres of water so help to make a difference by
making that trip to your nearest clothing bank!
New textile banks
If you would you like your village or neighbourhood to be considered as a potential
location for a new Textile Recycler’s clothing bank please contact us.
In the UK:
Textiles represent between 3% - 5% of household waste.
Estimates for arising of textile waste vary between 550,000 - 900,000 tonnes each year.
Over 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year mostly from domestic
sources, of which only 25% are recycled.
Recycling textiles can save up to 15 times the energy recoverable by incineration.
Discarded clothing and shoes are typically sent to landfill. Textiles present particular problems in landfill.
Synthetic (man-made fibres) products do not decompose. Woollen garments do decompose, but in doing so
they produce methane, which contributes to global warming and climate change. The World Health
Organisation estimates that 150,000 people die every year from climate change. Closer to home an estimated
15,000 people died in France during the summer heat wave of 2003.
What are the benefits of recycling?
Textile recycling in the UK provides affordable source of clothing to disadvantaged people in the developing
world and emerging countries in Eastern Europe. In many of these countries it also provides the basis of
economic growth by providing employment for much of the population.
Alan Wheeler of the Textile Recycling Association confirms this when he says this
"demonstrates that clothes recycling is not only good for the environment, but also that it has an important
social and economic role to play. The benefits extend to the UK where we estimate that private textile
reclamation businesses employ around 5 - 10,000 people, with a further 9,500 employed in UK charity shops.
The public and politicians should be fully aware of the crucial contributions this industry makes to the world
economy and sustainable development."
Furthermore, by employing over 250,000 people in Europe, of which a large number are from disadvantaged
populations, they help fight social exclusion and create jobs as well as diverting resources from landfill.
Where can I get more information?
There are lots of great sites to visit to find out more about textile recycling and recycling in general. These are
just a few:

3. The Textile Recycling Association >
The Environment Agency >
Wasteonline >
The Bureau of International Recycling >
Ollie recycles - Recycling for kids >
We offer a fast, efficient, quality service to all our customers.
Services offered include:
Kerbside collections services
Kerbside collection are undoubtedly the most effective way to recycle. Undertaken in a professional and
comprehensive manner they can generate impressive results for the local authority or charity concerned.
Furthermore Textile Recycler Ltd. run the entire collection including administration.
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Textile Clothes bank services
these banks are available for the public to recycle any clothes, household textiles, paired shoes, handbags
and belts at any time.
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Kerbside collection are undoubtedly the most effective way to recycle. Undertaken in a professional and
comprehensive manner they can generate impressive results for the local authority or charity concerned.
Furthermore Textile Recycler Ltd. run the entire collection including administration.
The Kerbside Collection involves collecting unwanted clothes, shoes and other discarded household textiles
that would normally end up as landfill. It is a comprehensive recycling scheme which is designed to generate
income for the charites, help the environment and be economically viable.
This is an established scheme and operates nationwide. The scheme is operated solely by Textile Recycler
Ltd., who is textile recyclers. Textile Recycler Ltd. has been running doorstep clothing collection for over 10
years and been involved in recycling for over 15 years.
How Kerbside Collections Works
every householder will receive a leaflet explaining what is required. The unwanted clothes and shoes are put
in a bag and tie up with leaflet for identification, placed outside the house on the day specified on the leaflet.
Authorised collectors visit every householder for collection of bag. This maximises the participation in the
collection because it is convenient and easy to do..
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Textile Clothes Bank
These banks are available for the public to recycle any clothes, household textiles, paired shoes, handbags
and belts at any time.
All our banks are emptied at least once a week. We continually operate a repair and renewal programme
involving all our textile banks. At the same time we have a dedicated vehicle within our fleet to act in an
emergency, enabling us to respond quickly to problems that need immediate response.
We have never charged a local authority for the collection of goods nor do we claim any recycling credits.
The banks are emptied by our experienced staff. All sites are kept clean and tidy and the discarded textiles are
taken to our warehouse.
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4. Textile Recycler Ltd works with a number of different partners. The company has a wide range of relationships
including private, charities, and public sector and other non governmental organisations.
The company has a long tradition working closely with charities both local and national. We co-operate with
charities with commercial partnerships in kerbside recycling and textile bank schemes. Kerbside collection
schemes for charities are a very popular way to raise funds and awareness to the mutual benefit of the charity
and the company.
The company fosters strong relationships with waste management companies and offers a tendering service
to them for subcontracting the textiles side of the business. This is a very useful tool for waste management
companies who can leave the textile collection service element of a bid for services to a company that
specialises in this area.
As you can see it makes sense to work with Textile Recycler Ltd. as we can offer an attractive range of
benefits to our partners.
Benefits to our partners
For Waste Management companies: Winning business by using a professional
proven textile recycling company.
For Charities/Schools: Raising funds and supporting the environment.
For Local Authorities: Diverting textiles from landfill with bespoke recycling schemes.
For Local Communities: Commitment to improving the local area.
T: +44 203 086 8700
E-mail:I info@textilerecycler.co.uk
Fax: +44 700 607 3133
Registered company: If you would like to know more about our products or services you can call us directly on
Textile Recycler Ltd. our phoneline or fill in the simple contact form below.
788-790 Finchley Road,t Required fields are marked *
London
England NW11 7TJ
United Kingdom
No. 7001765

5. OUR AIMS
1. Collaborate with a wide range of UK areas to develop practical and effective actions to address the
environmental and social impacts arising across the clothing life cycle;
2. Build the clothing supply chain (with the help of citizens) to make clothing more sustainable;
3. Involve more and more people into this significant clothing life cycle activity;
4. Increase the amount of recycling and promote the practice in the community;
5. Eliminate the used clothing and textiles going into our landfills daily;
6. Provide the clothing for people who need and want them;
7. Donate certain charitable projects which need the most support.
In our activity we strive for:
Textile Recycler Ltd. Is a London based register textile recycling company. Working
in a large aria of England. To collect useless textile and providing the affordable
clothing for people of third world countries who need them most and cant afford to
buy new. Creating jobs for local people in UK and also generating funds for different
charities and communities centre in the UK. Last year we generate abut £10,000 for
different charities and communities centre.
Textile Recycler Ltd. Involve more and more people in recycling and creating jobs in
the UK.
Textile Recycler Ltd.