We’re #TacklingTextilesWaste together -that’s the message behind a new clothes and textile recycling campaign launched by the Isle of Wight Council and its waste partners, Amey.
The campaign aims to encourage residents to think about the 3 ‘Rs’ when it comes to unwanted clothing and textiles — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and will provide top tips and advice on what to do with your textile waste. Each week the campaign will explore 1 of the 3 Rs to educate, signpost and raise awareness.
The service is easy to use, just follow the below steps:
- Place unwanted textiles or clothes separately in a standard plastic shopping bag or a clear or white sack. This is so the collection crew can see it is only textiles in the bag.
- Leave the bag to the side of your recycling bin or green gull sack.
- The crew will then place the textiles in a separate collection pod on the vehicle.
- The textiles are sent away to be re-used or recycled into new products such as mattress fillings.
Natasha Dix, the council’s strategic manager for environment, said:
“Islanders are already great at recycling but we can all do that little bit more. Although recycling is quick and easy with kerbside collection, there are lots of things you can do before that. This can include re-using your clothes by upcycling them into something new, such as a t-shirt into a bag or cushion cover. Or simply donating to a charity, or selling online.
“The best option is to reduce the amount of clothing we buy. We all have those clothes at the back of the wardrobe which seemed like a bargain at the time but we have never worn!”
Householders can also put out cushion covers, duvet covers, pillowcases and curtains out for recycling.
The crew cannot take bulky items such as duvets, rugs, pillows or cushions.
Or better still put them in one of the many charity bins so they can have the money instead of Amey
Brilliant comment
Not paying twice, would rather give to charities than IOW council or Amy . They are on paper so good at recycling but year on year they put council tax up ? Should be self funding by now – oh of course have to pay CEOs and managers that do no work unlike the truck crew’s who work in all weather’s and bloody hard. Why do Councils out source what they could do cheaper for tax payers themselves?. School transport , Island Roads, Housing, Visit IOW etc, we are all paying more.
I’ll keep putting them in the charity shops
Some charity shops are refusing to take items, even when you explain they are good quality and have tags in some!