Used Sorted Clothing

Used Unsorted Clothing

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Textile recycling has changed since the ‘rag & bone men’ of the past. It is now textile recycling businesses that are playing their part in reducing waste and preserving resources.

The main activities of these businesses is the collection of clothing, handbags, shoes, bedding, and curtains for re-use; these are then often sold abroad as second hand clothing, but also provide raw materials to the ‘wiping’ and ‘flocking’ industries, and for reclamation of fibre to make new garments.

99% of all clothing supplied by Branded Reclaim is processed for recycling and re-use.

What is involved in the textile recycling process?

All collected used textiles are hand sorted and graded to specific customer requirements by highly skilled workers who are able to recognise the large variety of fibre types.Once graded the clothes are then weighed and press packed into bales using the most up-to-date weighing and pressing equipment.

* The finished bales are then sent to various destinations
* Quality second-hand clothing and wearable shoes are exported to developing countries
* Reclaimed and shredded textiles are used for recycling to filling materials
* Only a small percentage of raw materials are rejected as waste

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