Fast fashion is slowly killing our planet
Ok, so we all know about ‘fast food’ and we all know how it is linked to the decline in our health. Unfortunately ‘fast fashion’ is having the same impact on our environment. Since 2000, the price point on clothing as dropped massively, which means we can get more for...
The best recycling ideas around the world
Here in the UK, we are getting better at adopting the REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE mantra but we are still quite a long way off being as green as we could be. When we have a clear out, we tend to send it all off to the charity shop, recycling centres or even try and get a...
How to get cash for clothes
If your business, charity or community project is in need of raising funds to financially support your initiative, then we have the answer here at Recycled Clothing Banks – order a recycled clothing bin from us today. We work all around London, Essex and Hertfordshire...
Don’t just bin it – recycle bin it!
Do you make a conscious effort to recycle your clothes? A staggering 1/3 of clothes across the UK will end up in the rubbish bin and go into landfill. If you think that your old clothes are too worn to wear any longer, don’t throw them out – donate them to a local...
Clothes bank near me
Are you looking for a clothes bank near me? Did you know that the total value of unworn clothing in our UK wardrobes is estimated at a staggering £30 billion? £140 million of this ends up in landfill year on year, which is not great news for our environment. Local...
Raising funds for homeless organisations
Whilst most of the UK population look forward to the festivities of Christmas, spare a thought for those who have no choice but to sleep on the streets and who do not enjoy the same luxury of a roof over their heads that others take for granted. Just because the...
Christmas fundraising ideas for grown ups
Why should the little kids have all the fun? If you’re a parent/carer or older sibling then it is more than likely that at some point you’ll have been dragged around a school Christmas Fete and been elbow deep in sawdust in the Lucky Dip, buzzed out on the ‘Wire Loop’...
What to do with your old clothes
Recycled Clothing Banks to help London’s homeless
We are very proud to announce Recycled Clothing Banks to help London’s homeless Whilst we are in the middle of the UK’s hottest summer on record, it won’t be too many months away until the bad weather is back and the homeless community in London will be in extreme...
Clothes bank London
What are the true benefits of clothes bank London? A recent study carried out by clothing reuse charity ‘TRAID’ (Textile Reuse and International Development has shown that almost a quarter of people (23%) living in London have the equivalent to 123 million clothing...