Textile recycling with Byronswell Ltd can help in reducing landfill of unwanted clothes.

Members of the public can make a donation using a bag or clothing bank provided by Byronswell; these textile banks can be provided by Byronswell in any community. The company collects second hand clothes, shoes, towels, sheets, blankets, curtains, household articles, toys, videos, CDs and DVDs. All the details on how the collection is managed are given in a leaflet attached to the bag. The donated items are brought to the market in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. The money generated from the sale of the donated goods is divided between Byronswell and Dreams Come True according to the rates agreed in the contract between the two organizations.

So it is clear that donating unwanted textiles or shoes whether by door to door collection bags or strategically located textile banks, not only helps to make dreams come true for terminally and seriously ill children in the UK, it also reduces landfill, provides affordable clothing for poor families in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia and creates desperately needed new jobs in these areas.

Furthermore, all Byronswell’s drivers and collectors must have ID cards and their behaviour is strictly controlled through the code of conduct. The charity’s logo and registration number is obligatory on all company’s vans and collecting bags. These measures are in place to reassure donators that they are contributing to a charity.