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Click on our list of locations to view details of the clothes banks
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What happens to the clothes you donate to Islamic Relief
The clothes you donate to Islamic Relief are brought back to our sorting depot in Birmingham, where bags are opened and all items individually sorted.
During emergencies and disasters such as the Tsunami and Asia Earthquake we would sort items that are required and send them to the affected areas. During rest of the times we sell the donated clothes and shoes in our charity shops, bazaars or abroad to raise funds for projects run by Islamic Relief. In 2007 from the clothes you donated we raise 270,000 for projects in the third world. As part of the government initiative to recycle more, we would urge you to tell your family and friends to donate there unwanted clothing and shoes to Islamic Relief. This way we can avoid expensive landfills, help the environment and help the poor and needy.
Please use the Islamic Relief clothes banks to donate your clothing, but please make sure to put you bag(s) in the bank and not to leave them outside, as they become a hazard , and often bags are ripped and stolen by trespassers and mess left all over mosque car parks. If you live in an area where there are no textile banks you can still help by arranging a collection of 100+ bags, (more the better) and then call us to arrange collection.
PLEASE HELP US !
We are always on the lookout for new sites for our textile banks. If you know of a mosque, community centre, school or a supermarket that could help us by allowing us to put a textile bank on their premises please contact us, so we can to raise more money for the poor & the needy by donating our unwanted clothes. For more details contact:
Islamic Relief
t. 0121 380 0020
email. admin@tic-int.co.uk
web. www.islamic-relief.org.uk/clothes |
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| Did you know? |
- 90% of the clothes you put in textile banksare used in some way.
- as the worlds poorer nations develop the demand for second hand clothes is increasing.
- Recycling makes sense as it helps environment, created jobs and helps the poorer nations.
- The average black bag hold between 6-8 kg of clothes.
- From the clothes donated 40% can be worn again, 15% will be recycled and turned into new garments, 15% used for filling mattresses and other furniture, 20% used for wiper cloth and 10% cannot be used.
- 75% of the population in the developing countries rely on second-hand clothing and shoes.
- The textile recycling industry is over 200 years old and very well established.
- The average household discards of about 1ton of rubbish every year of which about 4% is clothes.
- If you put your clothes into a rubbish bin they will be taken to a landfill where they will eventually form greenhouse gases that could harm the environment.
- Over 12 million people in the UK regularly buy items from a charity shop.
- In Africa cobblers take old tyres and make new soles and heels to fit our old shoes.
- Over 120,000 tons of clothes are recycled in the Uk every year.
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| Did you know? |
- 90% of the clothes you put in textile banksare used in some way.
- as the worlds poorer nations develop the demand for second hand clothes is increasing.
- Recycling makes sense as it helps environment, created jobs and helps the poorer nations.
- The average black bag hold between 6-8 kg of clothes.
- From the clothes donated 40% can be worn again, 15% will be recycled and turned into new garments, 15% used for filling mattresses and other furniture, 20% used for wiper cloth and 10% cannot be used.
- 75% of the population in the developing countries rely on second-hand clothing and shoes.
- The textile recycling industry is over 200 years old and very well established.
- The average household discards of about 1ton of rubbish every year of which about 4% is clothes.
- If you put your clothes into a rubbish bin they will be taken to a landfill where they will eventually form greenhouse gases that could harm the environment.
- Over 12 million people in the UK regularly buy items from a charity shop.
- In Africa cobblers take old tyres and make new soles and heels to fit our old shoes.
- Over 120,000 tons of clothes are recycled in the Uk every year.
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| Did you know? |
- 90% of the clothes you put in textile banksare used in some way.
- as the worlds poorer nations develop the demand for second hand clothes is increasing.
- Recycling makes sense as it helps environment, created jobs and helps the poorer nations.
- The average black bag hold between 6-8 kg of clothes.
- From the clothes donated 40% can be worn again, 15% will be recycled and turned into new garments, 15% used for filling mattresses and other furniture, 20% used for wiper cloth and 10% cannot be used.
- 75% of the population in the developing countries rely on second-hand clothing and shoes.
- The textile recycling industry is over 200 years old and very well established.
- The average household discards of about 1ton of rubbish every year of which about 4% is clothes.
- If you put your clothes into a rubbish bin they will be taken to a landfill where they will eventually form greenhouse gases that could harm the environment.
- Over 12 million people in the UK regularly buy items from a charity shop.
- In Africa cobblers take old tyres and make new soles and heels to fit our old shoes.
- Over 120,000 tons of clothes are recycled in the Uk every year.
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