Where can I recycle DESTROYED clothing?

[HummusAndCarrotSticks]

Everywhere I look, they (understandably) want saleable, usable condition, but I have things which are past that point and also pants, which obviously can't be sold on etc. Do I have to bin them...or maybe take to the tip 🤔. Seems a bit much to go to the tip for old pants, but maybe not, and I've answered my own question!

Try asking on your local Facebook groups if anyone wants them. Someone near me was asking for denim in any condition to make into new trousers a few months back. Might be worth a go

Some charity shops (when they re-open) accept clothes etc. for recycling. They usually ask you to mark the bags as 'Rags'.

Oh yes @DeathAndTaxis! I know our Oxfam shop does that, as I used them for old reusable nappies (very clean, but no longer usable as the legs had gone slack). I'd forgotten that. Thanks for the reminder!

Thanks @HunterAngel. I'm not on SM, but DH is.

Most of the charity clothing bins you see in car parks etc. will sell unwearable clothes on for rags.

Council websites should have a ‘find my nearest’ in their refuse section and you can put in ‘textile’. There are often textile recycling bins in large supermarket car parks.

One of the charity shops near me will take anything - I specifically asked about stained and misshapen clothes as I really struggle to just throw them away. They take them and can get a bit of money as rags, so that might be an option?
You could use the old pants as cleaning rags, or is there a nursery near you that could take some for when the newly toilet trained have accidents?

Have you checked if you can put them out for your recycling collection? We can, they have to be in a bag (I use a white bin liner) in the top of our glass box.

Textile recycling at household waste centre, usually.

Thanks all. When I look up my nearest textiles bin, the one which comes up is just up the road. But when I read the actual bin, it says only wearable clothes in good condition 🤔.

I will keep hunting for something local, but if not, the tip or charity shop when it opens.

@ThePricklySheep

Council websites should have a ‘find my nearest’ in their refuse section and you can put in ‘textile’. There are often textile recycling bins in large supermarket car parks.

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Try searching for rag merchants near me?

Make some into dusters/cleaning cloths. Or shoe bags.

Make the rest into rag rugs (also known as clippy rugs), good as bathroom mats.

We have had 2 request on our local Facebook page for unwanted clothes, blankets and towels.
The RSPCA and a craft collective.
So you could look there or offer them.

A few years ago I found a, website who collected binbags full of fabric and paid by the weight... ( a pittance, but I was glad to get rid and see my old curtains, sheets etc go to some use)... I think the fabric was recycled or sold on as rags or something, I can't remember. Might be worth a Google. They collected it from my house too.

Cash for clothes, a website called wejustrecycle.co.uk

My local hospice takes black bags full of rags, it gets cash for them