Clothes Recycling

About Clothes Recycling

The carbon footprint of the UK clothes sector is worsening, as it is driven by the ongoing popularity of cheap and cheerful "fast fashion". Although the amount of clothing being sent to landfill has fallen by 14% from 350,000 to 300,000 tonnes - a staggering amount is still binned rather than recycled.

The value of unused clothing in wardrobes has been estimated at around £30 billion. It is also estimated £140 million worth of clothing goes into landfill each year. Charities are playing a vital roll in diverting clothing waste going to landfill sites. We feel this is a better solution, as it not only helps thousands of poor people but it also benefits the environment.

Please don't bin your unwanted clothes.
Donate them to Al-Ain.
Thank you.

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Our Founder Trustee of Al-Ain PK - Haji Murid Sultan (Late) distributing recycled clothes at temporary Shelter Homes in District Chakwal, Pakistan.

What happens to old clothes at Al-Ain

Initially, we began to pack a large number of old clothes and ship them to a remote areas of Pakistan. However, we quickly found that this was a costly exercise and required large amounts of funds. With the high cost and low benefit, this made us realise that we need to take an alternative approach. We also consulted other UK charities and adopted the best practices used in the sector of recycling clothes. Currently, clothes of good quality, which -usually make up a small percentage, are sold in our Charity shop and the remaining clothes are sold to UK based clothes recycling companies. Any funds generated are solely used to promote charity's welfare activities. Therefore, we urge our supporters to use our clothing banks located at over 50 sites around the UK. Please recycle your unwanted clothes and shoes to support our work. Not only will you give a new life to your old clothes, but you also help save the environment and will get rewarded by Allah (swt) for helping the poor and underprivileged people.

May Allah (SWT) الله سبحان و تعالىٰ accept our efforts and our supporter's donations. May Allah (SWT) reward everyone here and in the hereafter.
Jazakallah Khair - جزاك اللهُ خيراً‎

Al-Ain Distributes Clothes Amongst Poor Families

Our clothes distribution initiative is still continuing but in a different form. We no longer send clothes overseas. We are working together with another organisation Akhuwat, who distribute new wearable clothes to poor families in many remote areas of Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Bangladesh.

Distributing new winter clothes amongst the poor families in Bangladesh

Haji Taleh Mehdi (Chairman of Al-Ain) - Distributing clothes amongst the poor families affected by floods in Battagram, KPK.

Providing Winter Clothes to children affected by Earthquakes in a remote village in Bagh, Azad Kashmir.

Providing Winter Clothes to children affected by Floods in a remote village in Azizabad Charsada, KPK.

Flood Relief Camp at Azizabad Charsada KPK. Al-Ain provided 40 Tons of clothes and other goods to poor people affected by the flood during 2016.

Haji Taleh Mehdi (Chairman of Al-Ain) distributing tons of clothes blankets and other goods to people affected by Floods Relief in a remote village in Azizabad Charsada KPK.

Al-Ain working with Akhuwat to provide new clothes to children from poor families in 2018, Dhok Gakhar Khan, Kasowal, Gujar Khan.

Al-Ain held a Flood Relief Camp in Koistan KPK. This is a remote area where no main stream charity has provided any support.

A big thank you to our supporters in the UK

We would like to thank everyone who supports our clothes recycling scheme. We are particularly grateful to the Masjids and shop owners, who have allowed us their space to house the clothes recycling banks.

We are always looking for new places for cloth recycling banks.
If you have a suitable place to house a clothes bank, Please contact us on 0115 845 1217 or for further information email us info@al-ain.org.uk.

Don't bin unwanted clothes, donate them to Al-Ain.
Save the Environment and Save Lives.

Thank you.

Recycle unwanted clothes.
Help the environment and help save lives.

We’re committed to supporting sustainable development. Naturally, we encourage our supporters to do the same. We can engage and take care of the environment on many levels. We all have a responsibility to improve the environment we live in, and every little counts. Therefore, please make an effort to recycle your unwanted clothes. Use one of our 50 unwanted clothes recycling sites located across the UK.
A detailed list of these sites is given below.