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Secure uniform recycling

Uniforms and other branded textiles with company logos or identifying marks must be handled securely to protect intellectual property rights. At Recorra, we’ve developed a secure uniform recycling service which gives your workwear and other textiles a useful second life without compromising your brand.

Our unique fibre-to-fibre process means your old garments can be used to make brand new clothing. Anything that can’t be recycled will be sent for energy recovery, giving you a complete zero to landfill guarantee.

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Our secure uniform recycling service

Secure sack with lockable tag

Sack with lockable tag to keep your textiles waste secure.

240L lockable bin

Colour coded lockable bin for your commercial secure textiles waste.

Bulk clearance

Bulk clearance of your secure waste from your workplace.

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What can go in secure uniform recycling?

Many organisations provide branded garments to their employees which they are required to wear whilst undertaking their role. Uniforms include items such as t-shirts, trousers, hats, coats, PPE and much more. Often branded and colour coded they act as an identifying marker of your staff and business.

However, in the wrong hands, misuse of your uniforms could cause reputational damage. That’s why we securely dispose of your uniforms whilst also recycling them where possible.

Yes please

Polo shirts
Shirts
Jackets and Coats
Trousers
Hats
Accessories

No thanks

PPE
Shoes

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How do I start my secure uniform recycling service?

A key and lock will be delivered with your bin.

Store in a secure location within your workplace

Advise your staff on how to dispose of their used uniforms properly. Your textiles can be either within a plastic bag or loose inside the bin.

Ensure your container remains locked when not in use

Recorra collect textiles on a 14 week minimum schedule (we can collect more frequently where required, or do a one-off collection).

Await collection

Your lockable bin will be exchanged upon collection, and your textiles stored at our secure shredding unit

Storage and transportation

After collection, they will be sorted and transported to our UK-based recycling partner. Your textiles are shredded in compliance with BS EN 15713. You will then be provided with a Certificate of Destruction.

Recycling and incineration

Those items with high in natural fibres will be recycled. Those low in natural fibres will be incinerate for energy giving you a zero-to-landfill guarantee.

What are the recycling options for uniform recycling?

Over 80% natural fibres

Thread to thread recycling to be turned into brand new garments, after shredding.

40%-80% natural fibres

After shredding, items are repurposed and used for insulation

Less than 40% natural fibres

Items will be sent for incineration to generate energy after shredding. Giving you a zero to landfill guarantee.

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Only staff vetted to BS 7858 will collect your textiles. Your lockable bins are taken to our secure shredding unit, before being shredded in compliance with BS EN 15713. You will be provided with a Certificate of Destruction to confirm this. We are also members of the British Security Industry Association.
We have a separate textiles recycling service for regular, non-branded clothing; these items are predominantly reused and moved further up the waste hierarchy.
The condition, quality, and type of the material. Items made from synthetic fibres (or less than 40% natural fibres) are more challenging to recycle due to their chemical composition, and therefore may be sent for incineration after secure shredding.

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