Gold Clothes provides convenient pickup and recycling of textiles im selected locations

Make it Easier for us

LABEL ADDITIONAL ITEMS

No need to take fabric off rolls! Please mark all fabric rolls and any non-FABSCRAP-bag containers or boxes as BLACK or BROWN for proper processing.

LEAVE HEADERS AND TAGS ON

Please leave paper and cardboard headers and tags on the fabric swatches. It saves us time and helps us identify the fabric while sorting.

ON-CALL PICKUP

If you are unsure how often you will need pickup, the on-call option offers the most flexibility. Simply call, email, or request pickup online when you're ready.

SCHEDULED PICKUP

After the first few pickups, we can schedule service on a regular interval that works best for you - weekly, every other week, monthly, every other month, quarterly, etc.

What is textile waste

Textile recycling is the process by which old clothing and other textiles are recovered for reuse or material recovery.

The necessary steps in the textile recycling process involve the donation, collection, sorting and processing of textiles, and then subsequent transportation to end users of used garments, rags or other recovered materials.

The Urgency to Recycle Textiles

The importance of recycling textiles is increasingly being recognized. An estimated 100 billion garments are produced annually, worldwide.

Once in landfills, natural fibers can take a few weeks to a few years to decompose.They may release methane and CO2 gas into the atmosphere.

Benefits of textile recycling

Decreases landfill space requirements, bearing in mind that synthetic fiber products do not decompose and that natural fibers may release greenhouse gasses

Avoided use of virgin fibers, reduced consumption of energy and water, pollution avoidance, lessened demand for dyes.

Sources of Textiles for Recycling

Post-consumer, including garments, vehicle upholstery, household items and others.

Pre-consumer, including scrap created as a by-product from yarn and fabric manufacture, as well as the post-industrial scrap textiles from other industries.