Reuse

You can also find your nearest textile recycling bank on our map.

SE1

• 102 Tower Bridge Rd, Bermondsey, SE1 4TP
• Sumner Buildings, Sumner Street, SE1 9JX
• 279 Tabard Street, SE1 4UR
• Webber Street, SE1 8HW
• LSE Butlers Wharf, 11 Gainsford Street, SE1 2NE
• London Southbank University, McLaren House, 1 St Georges Circus, SE1 0AP
• Manna Ash House, 8–16 Pocock Street, SE1 0BW
• ASDA Store, Old Kent Road, SE1 5AG
• Tesco Superstore, 107 Dunton Road, SE1 5HG

SE5

• Warner Road Estate, SE5 9LX
• Salvation Army Camberwell Corps, 105 Lomond Grove, Camberwell SE5 7HG

SE15

• Southwark Reuse and Recycling Centre, Old Kent Road, 43 Devon Street, SE15 1AL
• Bibury Close, SE15 6AG
• 22 Old James Street, SE15 3TS
• 9 Fenwick Road, SE15 4HS
• The Grove Apartments, Tulsi House, 61 Carlton Grove, SE15 2UD

SE16

• 1a Ilderton Road, Rotherhithe New Rd, SE16 3JU
• Buchanan Court, SE16 7WD
• Canada Estate, SE16 2XE
• Columbia Point House, Moodkee Street, SE16 7JD
• Clements Road, SE16 4DW
• Verney Way, SE16 3HA
• 12 West Lane, corner of Paradise St, SE16 4NY
• Karma Supermarket, 57 Southwark Park Rd, SE16 3TY
• Fleming House, SE16 4UL
   

SE17

• Kinglake Street, SE17 2BX
• Gayhurst Hopwood Road, SE17 2BL
• Elephant & Castle, junction of Munton Street and Balfour Street, SE17 1PL
• Morrisons Store (Foundation), 264 Walworth Road, SE17 2DL 

SE21

• Ketra Community Centre, Telfer House, Kingswood Estate, SE21 8QW
• 66 Glazebrook Close, SE21 8RR

SE22­­­

• North Dulwich Train Station, Red Post Hill, Dulwich, SE22 8TB
• Felbridge House, Quorn Road, East Dulwich, SE22 8AH
• 381 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8JJ
• 493 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8JY
• Dawson Heights Estate, Southern Housing Group, Overhill Road, SE22 0HB

SE23

• 161–191 Brenchley Gardens, SE23 3RF
   

Every year, we throw an estimated 336,000 tonnes of clothing in the bin in the UK alone. 

Did you know that you cannot put old clothes in your recycling at home? 

That’s because they can get caught in and clog the machinery at the materials recycling facility. 

You can avoid throwing them in your 1 rubbish bag a week by:

Go shopping in your own wardrobe

Rediscover items you shoved to the back of your drawers. An old top might go really well with the new trousers you just bought.

Swap or donate

Clothes swap with friends or donate them to your local charity shop. Those items you may have grown tired of could become someone else’s favourite new outfit.

Make do and mend

Ask a handy friend or relative to show you how to repair damaged clothes. People often throw clothes with a small rip in the bin. But with some simple hand stitching you could save your favourite items and extend the life of your garments.

Recycle your textiles

Drop off unwanted clothes at your nearest textiles recycling bank or at the Southwark Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Thanks to the Internet it’s easier than ever to get rid of unwanted belongings. You can even arrange collection of your large items that are hard to transport and will not fit in your 1 bag: 

• Freecycle is a non-profit platform where people swap, lend and give away all sorts of items, from kitchen utensils to DVDs
• Ebay and Facebook Marketplace are easy ways to make a little money on all types of items 
• sell clothes you no longer wear on Vinted
• charity shops rely on donations and can even help you have a clear out
• charities like the British Heart Foundation and Emmaus collect large items like furniture that's in good condition

If you're a Southwark resident you can get rid of a wide range of unwanted household and garden items to the recycling centre for free.

You can take most things but it's always better to check before you set off to avoid disappointment.

Find out more about visiting the centre, what you can and cannot take and opening times.