What would you like to Recycle?

Clothing/Textiles (reusable condition)

Linens, bed sheets, towels, tablecloths

Glossary
Clothing/Textiles (reusable condition)
Closets bursting not only with hangers but with clothing going back decades? Textiles suitable for reuse can be recycled at locations listed below. See Textiles (non-reusable) for items not in good condition.

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities

How do I go green?

Buy classic clothes made to last. Shop at stores that use sustainable materials, organic cotton and practice fair trade. 

Shop at vintage and second hand stores. Use old t-shirts for rags and shoe laces to tether up household items.

Textiles for re-sale have to be clean, dry, not smelly and gently used to be suitable. The types of materials accepted vary by location and end use. Phone ahead to confirm which items are accepted.

Facilities

  • Beacon Community Services Thrift Shops

    All locations in the capital region

    250.656.6828

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters

    230 Bay
    Victoria
    250.385.7226

  • Diabetes Canada

    see link for Clothing Bin locations

    250.380.3024

  • H & M

    105-3671 Uptown Blvd
    Victoria
    250.361.0957

  • Hartland Depot

    1 Hartland Avenue
    Victoria
    250.360.3030

  • Lifetime Networks

    see link for Clothing Bin locations

    250.477.4112

  • Salt Spring Island Recycling Depot

    349 Rainbow Road
    Salt Spring Island
    250.537.1200

  • Salvation Army - Brentwood

    7177 West Saanich Road
    Brentwood Bay
    250.652.4622

  • Salvation Army - Cedar Hill Cross

    1551 Cedar Hill Cross Road
    Victoria BC
    250.382.3714

  • Salvation Army - Hillside

    990 Hillside Avenue
    Victoria
    250.380.7717

  • Salvation Army - Langford

    777 Goldstream Ave
    Victoria
    250.478.6933

  • Salvation Army - Vanalman

    765 Vanalman Avenue
    Victoria
    250.727.2293

  • Salvation Army - Victoria

    525 Johnson
    Victoria
    250.384.3755

  • Salvation Army - View Royal

    307 Island Highway
    Victoria
    250.708.0520

  • Saturna Island Recycling Depot

    101 Harris Road
    Saturna Island
    250.539.8080

  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Esquimalt

    1010 Craigflower Road
    Victoria
    250.590.8390

  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Langford

    2784 Claude Road
    Langford
    250.478.0282

  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - North Saanich

    6761 Kirkpatrick Cres
    Saanich
    778.351.2727

  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Sooke

    6693 Sooke Road
    Sooke
    250.642.7846

  • WIN Donation Centre

    555 Ardersier Road
    Victoria
    250.480.4006

    • The Environmental Story

    Clothing and textiles come in a seemingly endless array of synthetic and natural materials. Many of these fabrics will not decompose. An estimated seven kilograms of textile waste per person ends up in Canadian landfills every year.