There are many different ways for households to deal with unwanted textiles. Items like shoes, curtains, towels and clothing can be repaired, hired, donated or recycled, amongst other things, rather than thrown away.
The following alternatives are available to help households to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your textile waste locally and nationally.
Reduce Waste Paper
Repairing items such as clothes and shoes, rather than throwing them away, helps to reduce waste and save resources.
Hiring items that you only wear occasionally, such as morning suits, dress suits, ball gowns, kilts and fancy dress costumes, can help to avoid textile waste.
Donating clothes, shoes, bed linen and other textiles to charity allows them to be reused or recycled.
Reuse Waste Paper
Second hand good quality textiles can be found in charity shops and through exchange websites. Many accept a whole range of items including, bed linen, curtains, blankets, shoes and accessories as well as clothes. To find your nearest Charity shop please visit our
Sort-It website.
Alternative use can be made of unwanted textiles. Old cloths and fabrics can be reused as dusters, cushion padding or for repairing other materials.
Recycle Waste Paper
Recycling Centres & Points exist throughout Grampian. Many of these accept unwanted textiles for reuse or recycling. To find your nearest recycling centre or point that accepts textiles please visit our
Sort-It website.
