How Choice Textile Protects Charities from Reputational Risk

For UK charities, textile recycling is not just about raising vital funds — it’s about trust, transparency, and responsibility. As awareness grows around the devastating impact of unsorted exports to Ghana and other African nations, the time has come for charity shops to act decisively.

The Risks of Unethical Exports:

• Exporting unsorted or pre-sorted textiles puts charities’ reputations at risk.

• Damaged and unsellable items arriving in Ghana create vast textile mountains and toxic landfill sites.

• Local communities are burdened with global textile waste, while charities’ logos and brand names appear on discarded clothing.

How Choice Textile Protects Partners:

• Zero Unsorted Exports: We do not export unsorted or pre-sorted textiles to the African markets, where the infrastructure to properly manage textile waste is often insufficient if not lacking. This is a core part of our commitment to responsible and sustainable trade practices.

• Trusted UK Partnerships: We only partner with reputable, UK-based graders and sorters. This is especially important given the significant number of sorting plant closures in the UK, with much of the activity having moved to the Middle East in recent years due to operational costs.

• Audit Trails: We provide complete transparency from collection to export distribution. We ensure full transparency throughout the entire process from collection to export distribution.

• Sustainability at the Core: Our practices prioritise environmental responsibility and long-term impact.

Why It Matters for the Sector:
Charity retail relies on public trust. Donors believe their clothing will be reused, not dumped. By setting a higher standard, we protect the integrity of charity fundraising and demonstrate real commitment to sustainability.

Take Action:
Join us in setting a new benchmark for responsible textile recycling. Together, we can ensure that:

• No charity is exposed to the reputational risks of unethical exports.

• No vulnerable country is forced to bear the burden of UK waste.

• Charity shops and recyclers alike uphold genuine environmental and social responsibility.

For further information on how we works with our charity partners, please email: info@choicetextile.com or call: 0208 965 6699