Textile banks -
recycle your old clothes and shoes for a good cause
Ever wondered what to do with that
pair of shoes that's gone out of fashion but is too good to throw
away? Or an old pair of jeans that's a bit tight around the waist?
Or maybe a coat that you received as a present that's just not your
style? Well the answer's simple, because there are now several
textile recycling banks in Newham.
A 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
9. Tollgate Road
10. Stansfield Road - opposite Newham City Farm
11. Wythes Road
12. Drew Road Estate
13. Evelyn Road E16 o/s Evelyn School
14. Plaistow Station E15
15. Plaistow Rd jnc. with Harcourt Rd E13
16. Katherine Road opp. Heigham Rd
17. Barking Rd o/s DHHS and opp Selsdon Road
18. Katherine Road opp. Heigham Road
19. Crescent Road - behind Green Street
20. Glenparke Road - off of Green Street
21. Carpenters Comm. Ctr Gibbins Rd
22. Plashet Grove nr. Plashet School
23. Barking Road Rec.Park
24. Tennyson Point