Also called: bed sheets, duvet cover, blanket, towel, tea towel, curtains
Drop-off point
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Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use textile banks for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
England-wide guidance, checked 26 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use textile banks or recycling centres for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
Scotland-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Check your council: some Welsh councils collect clothes and textiles with your recycling; otherwise donate to charity or use textile banks.
Also: Recycle at home, Recycling centre
Wales-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use clothing banks for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
Northern Ireland-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use textile banks for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
England-wide guidance, checked 26 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use textile banks or recycling centres for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
Scotland-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Check your council: some Welsh councils collect clothes and textiles with your recycling; otherwise donate to charity or use textile banks.
Also: Recycle at home, Recycling centre
Wales-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
Drop-off point
Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.
Donate wearable items to charity shops; use clothing banks for worn clothes, shoes and bedding.
Also: Recycling centre
Northern Ireland-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source
National schemes anyone in the UK can use.
Free · Return in store
Put clean clothes and textiles of any brand, in any condition, in the garment collection box at an H&M store.
Source: www2.hm.com, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Free · Return in store
Drop unwanted clothes and soft furnishings of any brand at an Another Life donation station in M&S, or at an Oxfam shop.
Find your nearest drop-off point Find your nearest M&S
Source: oxfam.org.uk, checked 10 Oct 2026.
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