Clothing/Clothes/Textile Recycling in the Bathurst Regional Council area - Planet Ark Recycling Near You

Clothing and Textiles

Clothing, shoes, fabric, sheets, towels and other textiles should never be put in your household recycling bin. Fortunately, there are lots of other ways to reuse or recycle your old clothing and textiles.

To help charity shops keep their costs down, follow the golden rule for donations: if you would gift it to a friend or family member, then it’s in good enough condition to donate.

Scroll down to find other reuse and recycling services.

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Vinnies

80 Adelaide Street, Blayney

34.1km

Vinnies

Oberon Street, Oberon

36.2km

Bathurst Regional Council - Wa...

395 College Road, Bathurst

38.2km

Textile Recyclers Australia Pty Ltd

4 Johnson Place, Cranebrook

Please call before you drop off your materials. Other items accepted Uniforms Towels Sheets Shoes in pairs Belts Doona Covers Valance

New South Wales Pickup

UPPAREL

31-33 Wangara Road, Cheltenham

UPPAREL is an Australian business focused on the recovery and recycling of textiles, offering convenient solutions for the collection of all textiles from both consumers and brands alike. Through our on-shore recycling solutions, we ensure that none of the textiles we receive are sent off-shore or to landfills. Everything is either reused, repurposed, or recycled right here in Australia!

National Pickup

Textile Recyclers Australia

6 Freight Road, Ravenhall

Our mission is to avoid any textile or apparel going into landfill.

National Pickup

Shred-X Secure Destruction

29C Davis Road, Wetherill Park

For 20 years Shred-X Secure Destruction has been the number one choice for confidential secure destruction, document shredding, office paper recycling and destroying sensitive data. Shred-X has since expanded on available service offerings and now offers secure destruction, repurposing and recycling solutions for an array of products other than paper, including electronics (e-Waste), products, accessories, uniforms and textiles. We offer secure destruction solutions for private households through to large global corporations and the highest security government departments.

New South Wales Pickup

Chrysus Group

, Canberra

Chrysus Group is passionate about recycling and reducing waste. We provide a range of pick up services in the Canberra region and surrounds. Items we can recycle include e-waste, all whitegoods, all metal including batteries as well as paper, bottles and organics. We can provide a cost effective service to your household or business either on a one off or ongoing basis. Please email to enquire about how we can help you.

New South Wales Pickup

The Sydney Rubbish Truck

204 Harris Street, Pyrmont

Fast, safe and environmentally friendly rubbish removal service.

New South Wales Pickup

Clothing Clean Up

330 Wattle Street, Ultimo

Using our online booking portal you can pre-book the collection of your clothes, for free, as many times as you like! It really is that simple.

New South Wales Pickup

Worn Up

36-42 Waterloo Rd, Macquarie Park

We take back unusable textiles and uniforms specifically for school and workwear and reform these into new products in Australia. Secure shredding service available. Responsible disposal certificate available to certify reuse of materials is available to Corporate customers for Annual Reporting

National Pickup

Rubbish Rescue

Unit 305/14 Hilly st, Mortlake

We offer a recycling service for most materials

New South Wales Pickup

GoodbyeJunk Pty Ltd - Rubbish removal Sydney

117 W Botany St, Arncliffe

New South Wales Pickup

RecycleSmart

Level 8/11 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Sydney

About RecycleSmart RecycleSmart is a pioneering startup that started in Sydney, with a bold mission to simplify recycling. Our "Power Pickup" service provides on-demand doorstep collection for over 100 challenging recyclable materials, including soft plastics, e-waste, textiles, batteries, and more. Serving individuals, businesses & councils in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth, RecycleSmart has diverted 900,000 kilograms of resources from landfills. Each category undergoes a unique recycling process. We partner with a number of amazing recycling partners that help recycle the items. The Power Pickup service also extends benefits to councils as well as businesses of all sizes. Over 1000+ business accounts created so far, including prominent names like Canva, WeWork, John Holland, Williams Fashion Logistics, and Comsol.

New South Wales Pickup

Recycling options

King Cotton Australia has collection bins in Sydney and Melbourne that accept wearable clothing and accessories. 95% of the items collected are reused in third-world countries.

Clothing Cleanup offers a free pick-up service within Sydney for wearable clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories (including hats, belts, scarves) and manchester. The items they collect are exported overseas to people in need. 

WORN / DAMAGED / UNSALEABLE CLOTHING

Some organisations accept worn, damaged and unsaleable clothing (even underwear!) which are recycled into industrial rags or other textile by-products. 

UPPAREL (formerly Manrags) has a home collection service that accepts clothing (in any condition), shoes, linen, and other textiles for a fee. All items are reused, repurposed, or recycled in Australia. 

RCYCL accepts unwanted clothing in any condition for recycling, however, there is a fee. To use the service, purchase a mail bag from their website and send them your unwanted clothing through the mail.

Textile Recyclers Australia has a home collection service that accepts clothing in any condition for a fee. The clothing will be cleaned and shredded, and the fibres will be turned into yarn.

After offers a home collection service (Sydney and Melbourne) for used and unwearable clothing for a fee. The clothing is sent to its textile recycling partners for recycling into new materials and products.

Bloom Op Shop in Brisbane accepts clothing and textile donations in any condition. Clothing and textiles (including scraps and offcuts) that are not in good enough condition to be sold in the store are passed onto textile recyclers.  

Clothing retailer H&M has a free recycling program in select stores for all kinds of clothing and textiles in any condition. 

Zara has a free textile collection program in select stores for all kinds of clothing and textiles in any condition (including shoes, linen, and accessories).

UNIQLO has a free recycling program for its own branded clothing in any condition. Collection bins are located in stores.

Patagonia has a trade-in program for its own pre-loved clothing where customers can return their worn-out or damaged clothing for store credit. Any clothes that can be repaired are mended and sold in Patagonia's secondhand shop.

Underwear for Humanity has a recycling program for its customers for underwear and bras. They will recycle other brands if you purchase their underwear first.

SHOES

Shoes should never be put in your household recycling bin. If they are in good condition they can be donated to charity shops.

Bared Footwear has partnered with Save Our Soles to provide recycling drop-off points for shoes at their stores. All brands are accepted. Save Our Soles recycles tyres and shoes into rubber mats. 

Totally Workwear has a take-back recycling program for workboots. Customers can recycle their old workboots at participating stores if they purchase a new pair of shoes.

Zara has a recycling program that accepts shoes (and other textiles) in any condition.

Upparel (formerly Manrags) has a home collection recycling service that accepts shoes in any condition (as well as other textiles) for a fee.

Sports shoes
Shoes for Planet Earth is a not-for-profit organisation that works with local and international communities and companies to provide reused running shoes to those in need around the world. They have drop-off locations in NSW, Victoria, and Queensland. As well as running shoes, they also accept insoles and spare laces. Shoes with broken soles or holes are not accepted.

TreadLightly is a national recycling initiative that recycles unwanted sport and active lifestyle footwear. Recycling drop-off points are located at various shoe shops. Visit TreadLightly to find a location near you. 

If these programs are not suitable for you, unfortunately, the shoes should be put in your rubbish bin.

QUILT COVERS, SHEETS AND TOWELS

Old towels and sheets are often needed by animal shelters and vets. Contact your local shelter or vet to see if they will accept them. 

Some mechanics may accept old towels, clothing, sheets and other textiles so they can use them as rags. Contact your local mechanic to see if they will accept them.

Retailer Sheridan accepts any brand of pre-loved quilt covers, sheets and towels for recycling. Collection bins can be found at Sheridan Boutique, Studio, or Outlet stores.

If you are unable to find a reuse or recycling option for your items, unfortunately, they should be put in your garbage bin.

PILLOWS AND DOONAS

Animal shelters and vets can't accept old pillows and doonas for health and safety reasons. These items should not be put in your household recycling bin, so they must be put in your rubbish bin.

Some charity shops may accept doonas and duvets - always call in advance to check before dropping them off. 

GoKindly offers a recycling program for its customers (other brands are not accepted). A postage fee is charged for recycling old pillows. The fabric from the pillow is recycled into yarn.  

UNIFORMS

Old work uniforms
Australian businesses have a responsibility to take ownership of the textile waste that is produced as a result of corporate uniforms and workwear. We encourage all businesses – large and small – to put in place a uniform recycling program.

Total Uniform Solutions manufacture uniforms that are designed for disassembly which make them easier to reuse and recycle. They offer textile recycling on an industrial scale.  

Loop Upcycling offers upcycling & recycling services & solutions for corporate workwear, supporting companies in reducing their waste and adopting more sustainable and circular waste management practices, in partnership with local, community organisations, providing training and employment to people experiencing disadvantage (mainly refugees, new migrants and victims of domestic abuse).

Textile Recycling Australia has a uniform recycling service for businesses. Unwanted uniforms are cleaned and shredded, and the fibres are turned into yarn.

School uniforms
The Uniform Exchange has provided a second life for thousands of school uniforms. The website provides the community with a free platform to sell, buy or donate second-hand school uniforms for every school in Australia.

Schools with large quantities of uniforms can contact sustainable start-up Worn Up which offers to collect this textile waste and transform it into new products such as  desks that can be used again by students.

CHARITY SHOPS

Many charities sell second-hand goods and clothing via shops. They're great places to pick up a bargain and help a great cause at the same time!

However, please donate wisely. Charities are paying $13 million a year to send unusable donations to landfill which represents 60,000 tonnes of waste. If you’re unsure whether your clothing is in good enough condition to donate, follow the golden rule for donations: if you would gift it to a friend or family member, then it’s in good enough condition to donate to a charity shop.

Many charity stores will also accept unwanted household items that are in good condition such as appliances, glassware, crockery, accessories, ornaments, jewellery, books, CDs and DVDs, records, and furniture.

Before setting out to donate unwanted items to a charity shop, however, please contact them first to ensure they can accept your unwanted items.

OTHER CLOTHING DONATION PROGRAMS

Dress For Success and Fitted for Work are both programs in Australia that help women experiencing disadvantage to find work and keep it. They do this by providing free programs, professional attire, and career mentoring and development. Visit their websites to find out what type of clothing is suitable to donate or other ways that you can help.

Clothing Cleanup offers a pick-up service in Sydney for wearable clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories (including hats, belts, scarves) and manchester.

COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES

If your workplace or business has large quantities of clothing, textiles and other second-hand goods to recycle, visit Business Recycling to find suitable collection or drop-off services.

NATIONAL CLOTHING RECYCLING SCHEME

A national recycling scheme for clothing is currently in development in Australia. The new scheme, which is called Seamless, was launched in 2023, however, it is still in the development phase. Check this page for updates or visit Seamless for more information. 

MORE INFORMATION

Charitable Recycling Australia is the national network of charitable purpose-driven reuse and recycling enterprises. It represents the collective interests of charity and social enterprise retailers through advocacy, capacity-building and education.

For more information about clothing donations, visit these websites: