Give your clothes a second life and a second home this November
The Set Your Clothes Free event returns on Saturday 1 November, giving thousands of South Australians the chance to declutter responsibly and reduce textile waste.
Free clothing and linen recycling will be offered at 13 drop-off points across Adelaide and regional South Australia. From 9am to 3pm, residents can donate items in good condition and, in the process, feel great about having your old wares reused or recycled, instead of ending up in landfill.
Bring your unwanted textiles to Berri Senior Citizens Club on Draper Road to give them a second life in charity stores.
City of Burnside
Residents can bring their donations to the Burnside Civic Centre. Clothes and linens in good condition will be reused, while worn items will be recycled, helping keep valuable materials out of landfill.
City of Charles Sturt
Drop off your unwanted clothing and linens at the Beverley Recycling and Waste Centre on Toogood Avenue, Beverley. It’s a simple, free way to clear space at home and help reduce textile waste.
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is inviting locals to join the movement by donating quality clothes and household linens at the Council’s Depot Point at 30 David Road, Glynde.
Residents in Marion are encouraged to clean out their clothes and linen closets and drop off their donations at the City Services front carpark, 935 Marion Road, Mitchell Park.
The Barossa Council
Head to the Nuriootpa Council Office car park, where you can drive in, pop your boot, and drop off your donations. Volunteers from The Valley Red Cross Op Shop will be on-site to help sort quality clothing, footwear and clean household linens ready for reuse and recycling.
City of Onkaparinga
Residents can deliver quality clothing and worn-out household linens to the Wakefield House Positive Ageing Centre in Morphett Vale. Every item donated helps support the community and reduce waste sent to landfill.
City of Salisbury
The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority’s Edinburgh North Resource Recovery Centre will be open for donations of good-quality clothing, shoes and household linens. All items will be sorted for reuse or recycling to help create a more sustainable future.
City of Victor Harbor
Residents can bring their donations to the Civic Centre Car Park on Bay Road, Victor Harbor, where quality clothing and footwear will be distributed to local charities and linens will be sorted for recycling.
Whyalla City Council
Drop off your donations at the Whyalla Council Office, 21 Grundel Street. Wearable clothing and footwear will be passed on to charities for resale, while linens in any condition will be recycled into new products.
Residents can donate wearable clothing and clean household linens for reuse or recycling at the Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre. Items in good condition will be passed on to local charities, while worn textiles will be repurposed through specialist recycling processes.
City of Tea Tree Gully
As part of its RE-FEST recycling festival, the City of Tea Tree Gully will host a Set Your Clothes Free drop-off, as well as a toy and Christmas decoration swap, a sustainability market and workshops on home composting and zero-waste cooking over two weeks.
Residents are invited to bring quality clothing and clean household linens to the Mount Gambier Waste Transfer Station. Reusable items will be sold through Lifeline SE stores to support vital local services and worn-out linens will also find new purpose through textile recycling.
Did you know each year, Australians buy an average of 53 items of clothing per person? However much of it ends up unworn and ultimately in landfill. Set Your Clothes Free helps change that mindset by keeping textiles in use for longer, reducing waste, and giving back to the community.
To find your nearest drop-off point and learn what can be donated, visit Set Your Clothes Free.
Image credit: City of Mount Gambier.
