Charities

Many charities sell second-hand goods and clothing via shops. They're great places to pick up a bargain and help a great cause at the same time!

If they're in good condition, many charity stores will also accept unwanted household items such as clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac, books and even furniture.

Before setting out to donate unwanted items to a charity shop, however, please contact them first to ensure that they can accept your unwanted items.

If your workplace or business has large quantities of clothing, textiles and other second hand goods to recycle, visit BusinessRecycling.com.au to find suitable collection or drop-off service options.

Drop off locations for Clothing and Textiles

11 drop off businesses match on Clothing and Textiles within approx 60km of Lithgow NSW

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Business Name	Address	Suburb	State	Postcode	Lon	Lat	Distance (Km)
Lifeline	132 Argyle St	Camden	NSW	2570	150.6951280	-34.0548918
Lifeline	142 Katoomba St	Katoomba	NSW	2780	150.3109940	-33.7151720
Lifeline	28 Cox Ave	Kingswood	NSW	2550	150.7179420	-33.7572640
Lifeline	28b Cox Ave	Kingswood	NSW	2550	150.7180431	-33.7569621
Lifeline	10a Queen St	Narellan	NSW	2567	150.7353977	-34.0421025
Lifeline	High St	Penrith	NSW	2750	150.7102515	-33.7563990
Computers for Young and Old	Abel Street	Jamisontown	NSW	2750	150.6867900	-33.7650060
Lifeline	10- 11 Raymond Mall	Springwood	NSW	2777	150.5674892	-33.7000686
Endeavour Recycled Clothing Store	479 High Street	Penrith	NSW	2750	150.6962710	-33.7532470
Blue Mountains Cancer Help Op Shop	148 Great Western Hwy,	Blaxland	NSW	2774	150.6089088	-33.7437011
Blue Mountains Cancer Support Op Shop	25 Whitton St	Katoomba	NSW	2780	150.3107490	-33.7079610

Pick up locations for Clothing and Textiles

5 pick up businesses match your query on Clothing and Textiles

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Business Name	Details	Picks up	Fees
Oz Recycle - Australian Recyclers Community - www.ozrecycle.com	Pick-up is arranged between individual community member...	Nationally	Free
ReuseMoose.com	Click Business Name for details	Nationally	Free
Reverse Garbage - Taylor Square	We use a small fleet to collect industrial discards, ov...	NSW (Metro Area Only)	May apply
Waste Management Australia	Click Business Name for details	NSW	May apply
C&D scrap	Pick up must be pre booked.	NSW	May apply

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Worn / Damaged / Unsaleable Clothing

Some charities are able to sell worn / damaged / un-saleable clothing to companies that recycle the clothing/textiles for industrial rags or other textile byproducts. Please contact your local charity to find out if they accept clothing for recycling. Otherwise, search for a commercial clothing recycler on BusinessRecycling.com.au.

Items that are suitable for industrial rags should be:

1. Clean - no dirt, oil, grease, paint, blood
2. Absorbent materials only - no denim
3. Suitably sized - the minimum cut size for rags is 400mm square. Children's clothing is usually too small.

Preferable items include T Shirts, towels, flannelette, sheets - especially white materials. If your items do not meet the above criteria, please do not put them in charity clothing banks/boxes. Unsuitable items will be sent to landfill and the charity will incur a disposal cost.

Some clothing (preferably natural fibres) can be used for weed matting. A community garden, Landcare or Bushcare group near you may have a use for worn clothing. Contact your local council to find out if any of these groups operate in your area.

Other Clothing Donation Programs

Dress For Success and Fitted For Work are both programs in Australia that help women experiencing disadvantage to find work and keep it. They do this by providing free professional attire, career mentoring and development, and transition-to-work programs. Visit their websites to find out what type of clothing is suitable to donate or other ways that you can help.

Shoes For Planet Earth is a non-profit organisation that works with local and international communities and companies to provide reused running shoes to those in need around the world. They have drop-off locations in NSW, VIC and QLD. As well as running shoes (no broken soles or holes please) they're also happy to accept insoles and spare laces.

Uplift Bras collects new and second hand bras and sends them wherever needed. For women in the developing world a bra is often unobtainable or unaffordable. In 2011, bras were sent to the Philippines, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Northern Territory. Uplift Bras have drop-off collection points in all state/territories in Australia.