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Where Do Your Donated Clothes Go?
Find out what happens to your clothes after collection: checking, weighing, sorting and resale, plus how your chosen charity receives £200 per tonne.
13 December 2022
All the latest from Donate Clothes, including updates on our inspirational partner charities.
Find out what happens to your clothes after collection: checking, weighing, sorting and resale, plus how your chosen charity receives £200 per tonne.
It’s been 12 months since we launched our clothes collection service – and what a year it’s been. To celebrate turning 1, we’re bringing together some highlights of the past 12 months and looking to the year ahead, as we continue to expand into new areas and onboard new partner charities.
We’re delighted to announce that we have a new partner charity. A huge welcome to Shout, the UK’s only free 24/7 text mental health support service.
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Clearing out your wardrobe is definitely good for the soul. But what should you do with the clothes you no longer want or need? Our blog outlines 5 reasons you should recycle your pre-loved clothes.
An estimated £140m worth of clothing is sent to UK landfill every year. That’s around 350,000 tonnes.
The average UK household owns £4000 worth of clothes.
The value of unused clothes in UK wardrobes is a whopping £30bn.
* Source: WRAP