Disposal

Donate selectively. Sort gently-used and clean clothes. Prioritise organisations, local initiatives, or individuals who genuinely need and can use the garments. Perphaps first to your friends and family. Or donate your clothes to help people get to back to work with organisations like Dress for Success or Smart Works. Or you might look out for local clothing drives to help the homeless, refugees or people in crisis such as Pass It On. Passing items on thoughtfully ensures they remain valuable rather than burdensome in wastelands and landfills. 

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Did you know you can compost our garments? Yes! Because our organic fabric counts as “browns” in your green to brown ratio. Composting allows you to recycle your fabric scraps into a nourishing soil - yet don’t overwhelm your compost  - no more than 25%. Only fabrics made entirely from natural fibres should be composted, either in your backyard, or in a commercial service.

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1. Remove anything that won't biodegrade:This includes any plastics (look at content tags), metals such as buttons and zippers, labels etc. You can keep these for your own repairs (Or donate to someone who can sew....)​

2. Shred em': Start off by cut the clothing into little squares or just rip them into strands add alongside wetter items (like veg peelings). The smaller they are the quicker they will break down, and you can scatter the pieces evenly.

3. Recycle what you can't compost: Synthetics inputs such as polyester, rayon, and nylon are not compostable. Avoid composting items like t-shirts which have slogans or designs that sit on the fabric rather than part of the weave or have soaked in.

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Garments unsuitable for reuse can be recycled into secondary materials. Recycle Now and Love Your Clothes has information on what to do with unwanted clothes, and how to recycle your unusable garments and textiles. Including a recycling locator to find your nearest textiles recycling bank.

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