

This is equivalent to an estimated £1bn worth of clothing, some of TRAID captures and transforms into charitable funds.Īt TRAID, the problem of clothes waste goes beyond UK landfill into the fields, factories, homes and mills where our clothes are made.

In the UK, over 1 million tonnes of textiles are sent to landfill or incinerated every year resulting in increased waste and carbon emissions. The simple action of giving your clothes to TRAID has powerful and far reaching benefits.įrom production to disposal, our clothes have significant and harmful environmental and social costs. TRAID manages a network of over 1,500 clothes donation banks around the country where you can drop off your unwanted clothes. We look forward to welcoming you safely back. Our online eBay and Depop stores are also open. Please note all TRAID’s services are risk assessed in line with Government Guidance to limit the spread of Covid-19 and vitally, to protect our staff and customers. TRAID’s clothes recycling banks are open and continue to be collected from. Notice 12 April 2021: All TRAID charity shops and free home collections are now re-opened re-opened.
