The newest textile recycling bank at Tesco, Gallions Reach is used to raise valuable funds for a local charity. All shoes and clothes collected are sorted, graded and sent to other parts of the world where they are reused. Many go to the most deprived countries in the developing world and the more fashionable items are snapped up by bargain hunters in these countries.

For every tonne of textile collected through the textile bank at Tesco Supermarket, Gallions Reach, Beckton, E6 7FD, local textile recycler L M Barry will donate £100 to Richard House Children's Hospice in Beckton.

So get rummaging through your wardrobe for those items that you no longer use and help to raise much needed funds for a good local cause. Don't worry too much about the condition as all items will be sorted and graded. The only thing we ask is that all shoes are paired.

If this site is not convenient for you, one of the other textile recycling banks in Newham, listed below, may be more accessible (Click on link for map).

1. Jack Cornwall St, E12 5NN

2. Henniker Point, Leytonstone Rd, Stratford, E151SQ

3. St Anthonys School, Upton Avenue, West Ham, E7 9PN

4. Prince Regent Lane (nr Custom House Library), Custom House, E16 3JJ

5. Cumberland Comprehensive School, Barking Rd, (jcn Beckton Road), Canning Town, E16 4DD

6. Romford Road, (near William the Conqueror public house), Manor Park, E12 5AQ

7. Savacentre, Claps gate Lane (2 bins), Beckton, E6 6JF

8. Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre, Jenkins Lane, Beckton, IG11 0AD