Clothing and Textiles

Old or unwanted clothing or textiles in any condition, you no longer want or need, do not have to be thrown in the garbage. Consider giving away unwanted clothing or textiles to friends, family or neighbours or consider donating these items to a local charity of your choice or Goodwill. Consider REUSE options for your clothing and textiles. Remember, used clothing and textiles can be recycled across Nova Scotia.

Used Clothing and Textile that can be donated

All clothing (including foot wear) and other fabric items can be donated, as long as they are dry.　Textiles that contain rips, tear, holes, missing buttons or missing snaps are all acceptable items that can be donated.　Even out of style or outdated clothing can be donated. Clothing that contains holes or tears, are stained or dirty or just plain ugly are wanted and accepted in this program.　The program will decide if it can be used again or not.　You can even donate single socks, shoes, sandals, mitts, or gloves.

CLOTHING	FOOTWEAR	ACCESSORIES	OTHER TEXTILES
Shirts	Boots	Scarves	Drapery
Blouses	Shoes	Hats	Curtains
Jeans	Sneakers	Mittens	Blankets
Sweaters	Skates	Gloves	Linen (linen table cloths, Napkins)
Jerseys	Sandles	Purses	Sheets
Jackets	Cleats	Jewellery	Pillow cases
Pyjamas		Costumes	Comforters
T-Shirts		Belts	Towels
Socks			Face cloths
Underwear
Work Clothes
Gowns
Dresses
Coats
Shorts
Shirts
Tights

Why donate Used Clothing and Textiles?

Supports Charity Social Programs
Provides quality used clothin and other textiles at affortable prices
Reduces the amount of waste that goes to regional landfill sites
Promotes Reuse

Please remember to think Reuse first, before placing unwanted or used clothing and textiles in the Garbage. DONATE all your unwanted items.

For more information on Reuse options for clothing and textiles in CBRM visit CBRM's Waste Wizard tool at http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/solidwaste or contact the waste management hotline at (902) 567-1337 to speak with one of the waste reduction educators (902) 567-1337.

Some Interesting Statistics

Approximately 11% of waste being sent to landfill for disposal represents used clothing and textile waste.
Approximately 7,000 tonnes of used clothing and textiles are recycled annually however, there is still approximatley 30,000 tonnes of textiles across Nova Scotia still getting disposed of in landfills.

Other Waste Management Questions?

Residents who have questions are encouraged to contact the Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337 or visit www.cbrm.ns.ca/solidwaste . Educators are available to respond to inquiries from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.

All clothing (including foot wear) and other fabric items can be donated, as long as they are dry. Textiles that contain rips, tear, holes, missing buttons, and missing snaps are all acceptable items that can be disposed of. Even clothing that is out of style or outdated can be donated. Clothing that contain holes or tears, are stained or dirty or just plain ugly are wanted and accepted in this program. The program will decide if it can be used again or not. You can even donate single socks, shoes, sandals, mitts, gloves