We collect clothing, textiles and shoes in clearly marked plastic bags.
These should be placed alongside your recycling boxes, which we collect every week. You can use our online tool to look up your collection day.
You can put out:
- bags
- blankets
- clothes
- curtains
- duvet covers
- pillow cases
- socks
- shoes and trainers (pairs only)
- sheets
You can't put out:
- duvets
- pillows
Why you should recycle textiles
Textiles are the second most polluting industry in the world. In West London, we dispose of 18,000 tonnes of textiles as rubbish every year. Nationally, we dispose of 300,000 tonnes every year.
What happens to textiles we collect
We sort textiles into:
- clothes for sale in charity shops
- clothes for export
- rags
- felt
Alternative ways to recycle textiles
- take them to the Reuse and Recycling Centre
- take them to one of 16 Salvation Army textile banks in the borough
- request a free home collection from the charity TRAID
