Chris Carey's Collections

Info:  Suppliers of Textile Recycling Banks.

Ecoscape

Info:  A range of recycled rubber products that are cost effective, safe and green. The ideal choice for Landscapes and Playscapes.

Kettering Textiles Ltd

Info:  Is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading collectors of used clothing and recylable textiles. The directors of the company have over thirty five years of experience in this constantly changing market and the company has an enviable reputation for supplying quality clothing and other textiles to both established and developing markets around the world.

LMB

Info:  Every year the British public throw away over a million tonnes of textiles, the vast majority of which could be reused or recycled. Nearly two million pairs of shoes are thrown out each week that could be worn by someone else. LMB offers an environmentally friendly alternative to this wastage. By depositing your textiles into a LMB recycling bank your clothes, shoes and textiles will receive a second lease of life instead of being sent to the dump.

Plum Ethical

Info:  You want a handbag or man bag? But you want it to be recycled, fair-trade and sustainable? Plum Ethical has gathered an amazing collection of bags for you to choose from. Have fun!

Our aim is to provide a collection of beautiful bags that will be make you happy every time you see them -- not just because they're ethical and have made a difference all the way up the supply chain, but also because they look good, feel good and make you feel special.

Plum Ethical was founded by, and is run by Simon Garrett -- dad to two little boys, Bertie and Oliver – who got fed up with the ethical evasiveness of the bag companies with whom he was once working, and decided to do something about it. He is also very good at reading stories about Thomas the Tank engine and Elmer, with different voices and everything.

ReVampt

Info:  Is in the business of making something old into something new. We recycle textile waste into products for the home. Old jeans become funky tote bags; vintage scraps make lovely applique cushions; furnishing fabrics shape up into sturdy door stops. Artist and designer Sarah Louise Baulch designs each item, ensuring they are all unique, beautiful and individual. She is always creating new pieces and ways of using up the fabrics we use.

Sisters Textiles

Info:  Are a used clothing recycling company based in North Nottingham. They have an assortment of used clothing ammenities, including Door to Door clothing collections, charity shop clothing collections, textile bank and their very own unique collection scheme, which covers a wide area of approximately 60,000 houses.

The Curtain Exchange

Info:  They offer an extensive range of bespoke and ready-made curtains and blinds, as well as their famous second-hand curtain service, and those all important co-ordinating accessories to add the finishing touches to your home.

The Salvation Army

Info:  ONE man’s rubbish is another man’s resource. Yesterday’s fashions – easily and thoughtlessly discarded by today’s throwaway society – can offer more than 60 per cent of their useful life to someone else. That is the driving force behind The Salvation Army’s successful clothing bank scheme, and of the man at its helm Garth Ward – national recycling coordinator since the scheme commenced in 1991. It is operated in partnership with a commercial company – Kettering Textiles Ltd., (KT).