Textiles

Yes textiles can be reused and recycled.

REUSE
The most sustainable practice for textiles is to extend their life. Textiles includes clothing, linen, bedding, towels, etc. Extend their life through;

• Upcycling, which is a way of processing an item to make it better than the original. In the example of clothing, this is often taking something that doesn't fit or is stained/torn and refashioning a wearable product from it. 
• Clothes swaps
• The Green Centre at Brighton Open Market. More details here.
• You can donate your clothing to a charity shop.
• You can sell it at a car boot sale or use a number of online platforms including Gumtree, Friday-Ad, Facebook selling pages and other online platforms. 
• You can also give it away for free through Freegle.

RECYCLE
Where?

• You can also deposit your textiles recycling in any textiles bin throughout the city.
• There are also textiles recycling bins at both Household Waste & Recycling sites at Wilson Avenue and Old Shoreham Road.

How?

• You can recycle all textiles.
• Please make sure textiels are clean and dry.

DID YOU KNOW?

• By purchasing 2nd hand clothing and textiles at car boot sales or charity shops you are reducing demand for new items.
• Recycling 1kg of textiles saves:
  • 3.6kg of Co2 emissions
  • 6000 litres of water
  • 0.3kg of fertilizers
  • 0.2kg of pesticides.
• Check out the Love Your Clothes campaign launched in 2014 to help change the way UK consumers buy, use and dispose of their clothing.