What happens to your donated clothing

Step 1
Once the clothing bins are full, they are emptied by the collection team.

Step 2
The clothing is returned to the local hub and baled into larger hessian sacks.

Step 3
The clothing is sold to trading partners, both in the UK and abroad to be sorted.

Step 4
Once the clothing is sold, GWAAC receive funds, but the story doesn't end here...

Step 5
The trading partner will transport the clothing to the factory to be sorted.

Step 6
Clothing is separated by item and then graded from the best quality to items which need to be recycled.

Step 7
All items which are able to be resold are sent onwards to second hand shops or markets within Europe, Africa or India.

Step 8
Any items which cannot be reworn are shredded and recycled into wiper rags, mattress stuffing or even pellets for punch bags.