Building upon the success of the pilot scheme that was introduced in July, Essex Textiles will continue to operate a textiles recycling service, collecting materials such as clothes, curtains, bedding, towels, handbags, hats, cloths, belts and paired shoes. Textiles will be collected from houses in the District on the same day as their grey recyclables bins, and weekly from flats alongside their refuse. Essex Textiles will also collect textiles from residential homes and the collection details can be provided by the relevant warden.

Rochford District Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, Councillor Michael Starke said “In October, Rochford District Council won a National Recycling Award which was due to the hard work and enthusiasm of the residents. We would love to continue to build on this success by asking residents to use the textiles recycling service to both further increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of material that is sent to landfill”.

We recommend that textile bags are put out in the morning of the collection day from 7am. This will avoid textiles becoming wet overnight and prevent theft from unofficial collectors.

If you require any further information please contact Essex Textiles on 01702 544720 or visit www.essextextiles.co.uk