Give your old clothes a second life by recycling them instore
We have partnered with Textile Recycling Australia to provide a circular waste solution for unwanted or unwearable clothes.
- 395kg
- Diverted from one store alone over 12 months
- For every 1kg of textiles diverted from landfill, approximately 3-4kg of greenhouse gases are prevented from polluting the atmosphere.
Our commitment to creating timeless, quality basics, that are built to last aims to extend the wearable lifecycle of all our products - keeping them out of landfill in the very first place. Then when your clothes have full-filled their reasonable life, they are diverted from landfills, recycled, and repurposed into a valuable new material.
Our Collection Points
Following the success of the ImpacTex bin in our New Zealand stores, we have now expanded the initiative to our Sydney and Melbourne stores with Textile Recycling Australia. Simply drop any clean unwanted or unwearable textiles inside the TRA bin in any of our VIC or NSW stores.
What we accept:
- âś“ Clothing items (jeans, shirts, coats, etc)
- âś“ Hi-vis wear
- âś“ Wireless Bras (incl. bras with their wire removed)
- âś“ Bed linen (not duvet inners or pillows)
- âś“ Towels, tea towels etc
- âś“ Fabric mattress protectors (not waterproof/plastic)
How does it work?
Once the textiles are sorted and assessed as suitable for recycling the items are decommissioned, removing all hardware such as zips and buttons. The textiles are then broken down through an industrial tearing process to create a fine fluffy fibre. This recycled fibre can then be used to create new yarn which can be used for locally made clothing or soft furnishing products such as carpet or rugs through TRAKS.
Alternatively, the fibres get bonded into a building material called Green Ceramics through varying initiatives and partnerships making fit for purpose products like kitchen bench tops, floor tiles or light shades etc.
Learn more at texrecaus.com.