Recycling worn-out textiles
Worn and torn textiles should no longer go in mixed waste, because municipalities now collect end-of-life textiles (poistotekstiili) separately for fibre recycling. Not all clothes are accepted, however. This guide helps you sort textiles to donate, sell and recycle.
You will need
- Three bags for sorting
- Information on your municipal waste company’s textile collection points
- Opening hours of a flea market or donation point
- A plastic bag for packing the textiles
Steps
Sort into three piles
Divide the textiles into intact and clean, repairable, and worn or torn. Intact items go for sale or donation, torn ones to textile collection.
Donate intact clothes
Know the collection requirements
Separate shoes and accessories
Pack them properly
Take them to a collection point
Reuse them yourself first
Reduce textile waste in future
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