Textile & Clothing Reuse and Repurposing

Textile and clothing waste is a huge problem as the industry is the second largest polluter after oil. That’s why we’ve teamed up with TRAID. With our help, all types of clothing and textiles can find a second life. Furthermore, if you need to dispose of uniforms or branded items, we’ll make sure they don’t get into the wrong hands and shred them at our in-house secure shredding unit. Using this service will reduce your waste generation and boost your reuse rates, minimising your environmental impact.

Why set up Textile & Clothing Reuse and Repurposing?

Easy to set up. Can be added alongside your regular recycling collections or collected on an ad-hoc basis
Convenient. We collect all types of textiles & clothing, so you do not have to do any sorting. Our partners TRAID ensure each item reaches the most environmentally friendly end-of-life destination, including being resold at charity shops or being remanufactured into cleaning products
Protects your brand. If you need to dispose of uniform with branding and logos, we can securely shred your items maintaining your confidentiality
Improves your sustainability credentials. Reusing and repurposing your textiles and clothes increases your reuse rate while decreasing your waste production
Fuels the charity shop business. Good quality textiles and clothing are sent to charity shops to be worn again

How do we collect?

Pre-paid sacks
Each roll has 10 prepaid sacks ready to be collected anytime
Transparent sacks to help you spot anything that shouldn’t be in there
Low cost and convenient
Requires a small amount of space for hassle-free storage

What happens to your textiles and clothing?

Your business received and fills our pre-paid sacks with textiles and clothing

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Our trucks collect the sacks from your site and transfer them to our Materials Recovery Facility in Purfleet, Essex

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The items are transported to our partner, TRAID in Wembley, London for sorting and allocation

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TRAID will transfers them to a local charity shops, local organisations, and textiles processors within the UK to manufacture them into cleaning products

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Why choose Recorra?

Enjoy flexible and reliable collections based on your business needs
Get free staff engagement materials to educate your staff on what goes in each bin
Monitor performance with detailed reports that showcase your achievements
Get total transparency about where your mixed recycling has gone
Super easy to set up or switch
Exceptional customer service

Let’s improve your recycling rates together.