Where can I donate clothes during lockdown UK?
Donate at your nearest TRAID Clothes Recycling Bank (open during lockdown). TRAID has many banks located across the UK. 2. Donate at your local TRAID charity shop (hopefully from 12 April).
What happens to clothes in a clothes bank?
In supermarket carparks there are clothing banks for unwanted, wearable clothes, but where do all these clothes go? Torn clothes are recycled and used again as things like insulation materials, and soiled garments end up in landfill or incinerated. Most donated clothes are exported overseas.
What can you put in clothing banks UK?
What can I donate?
- Clothes (Women, men’s and children’s. All styles wanted including designer, high street and vintage)
- Shoes (Paired)
- Accessories (Bags, scarves, jewellery, hats etc)
- Linen (e.g. Curtains)
- Books & music.
- Homeware (Of all kinds)
What can I do with unwanted clothes UK?
What to do with old clothes
- 1) Transform and upcycle into something new.
- 2) Check out local textile & fabric recycling spots.
- 3) Ask your council about textile collections.
- 4) Give to an animal shelter.
- 5) Donate to charity.
- 6) Pass on or hand them down.
- 7) Rent your clothes.
- 8) Swap your old clothes.
What happens to charity shop clothes that don’t sell?
Clothes which can’t be sold in the shop will be sold to textile recycling companies, so they still make money for the charity. The Charity Retail Association has advice on donating unusual items.
Can you put bras in clothes bank?
Bras in ‘good but worn’ condition can be donated to an organisation such as Against Breast Cancer either directly or by one of their bra banks, or to a charity shop that accepts items of underwear.
What clothes can go in a clothes bank?
When visiting a clothes bank, you can deposit the following:
- All types of clothing, from coats and jackets to nightwear, underwear and socks.
- Shoes, boots, sandals, trainers and pumps, as long as they are in a pair.
- Various accessories like handbags, hats, scarves, gloves and belts.
What do clothing banks accept?
Our donation banks can accept:
- Clothing.
- Footwear.
- Bags.
- Belts.
- Towels.
- Bed linen.