As 2025 begins, Roberts Recycling proudly marks 15 years of pioneering sustainable textile recycling and recovery solutions in the UK.
Since our founding in 2009, we have remained dedicated to reducing textile waste, diverting millions of garments from landfill, and creating circular solutions for businesses, schools, charities, and fashion brands worldwide.
A Legacy of Innovation
The textiles industry faces a growing waste crisis. Brands, retailers, and businesses are under increasing pressure to manage waste responsibly, reduce their environmental impact, and implement circular solutions.
At Roberts Recycling, our mission has always been clear: to extend the life of textiles, provide sustainable disposal solutions, and help businesses transition to a circular economy.
We are the only textile recycling company to have twice won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade (2019, 2022), recognising our leadership in sustainable exports and ethical recycling practices.
Today, we work with the UK’s leading brands, charities, and businesses, ensuring their unwanted stock is responsibly recycled, redistributed, or repurposed.
As we celebrate this milestone, we are reaffirming our commitment to providing industry-leading solutions:
Sustainable Textile Solutions for Businesses & Brands
Helping Schools, Charities & Businesses Fundraise Through Textile Recycling
For over a decade, we have provided hassle-free textile collection services that generate vital funding for schools and charities across the North West of England and Wales.
Through our Recycle 4 School (England) and Dragon Bags (Wales) initiatives, we empower the next generation to understand the importance of textile reuse while actively reducing their carbon footprint.
We support businesses and organisations with:
- Textile Banks & Collection Points – Making recycling accessible while supporting CSR and staff engagement initiatives.
- Community Donation Drives – Helping organisations reduce landfill contributions while creating a positive social impact.
- Flexible Collection Services – Tailored solutions for businesses, local councils, and organisations looking to promote sustainability.
Circular Solutions for Fashion Brands & Retailers
Fashion brands and retailers face increasing challenges in managing returns, excess stock, and unsellable items while upholding sustainability commitments. We offer scalable, responsible solutions that prevent waste and keep textiles in circulation:
- Retail Take-Back Schemes – Supporting brands in implementing customer recycling initiatives, ensuring end-of-life textiles are responsibly handled.
- Sustainable Returns Management – Processing faulty, excess, or returned stock through resale, repurposing, or ethical disposal.
- Resale & Redistribution – Helping brands extend product lifecycles by redirecting quality garments to second-life markets.
- Staff Uniform & Workwear Recycling – Providing secure disposal solutions for corporate uniforms to prevent unauthorised resale while ensuring sustainability.
Global Distribution & Reuse: Extending the Life of Textiles
Rather than sending clothing to landfill, we connect high-quality second-hand textiles with ethical markets worldwide. Our global distribution network supplies:
- Wholesalers & Bulk Buyers – Ensuring reusable clothing is distributed through ethical and regulated channels.
- Export Markets – Working with vetted international partners to provide second-life solutions for textiles.
We ensure that every item is responsibly exported with traceability and sustainability at the forefront.
Brand Protection
For brands with unsellable, sensitive, or excess stock, we offer certified textile recycling services, guaranteeing:
- Protection from unauthorised resale, safeguarding brand reputation.
- Ethical disposal methods that support sustainability goals.
- Zero-to-landfill solutions, including recycling and waste-to-energy options.
Driving Textile Innovation & Circularity
Roberts Recycling is committed to investing in the future of textile recycling, ensuring that brands can integrate circularity into their operations. We are:
- Investing in fibre-to-fibre recycling technologies to develop closed-loop solutions for fashion brands.
- Partnering with startups, universities, and researchers to advance sustainable material innovation.
- Helping brands integrate more recyclable materials into their supply chains.
Commitment to Education & Community Impact
Through our Textile Champions programme, we are delivering free textile recycling education to over 20 schools across the UK in 2025. Schools engaged in our Dragon Bags and Recycle 4 School programmes are invited to take part in our new educational initiatives, which include:
- Hands-on workshops on textile sustainability.
- Upcycling projects with local designers and community crafters.
- Opportunities for students to showcase their work in local fashion shows.
By investing in education, we are empowering the next generation to rethink waste and embrace circular fashion.
Looking Ahead: Expanding Our Impact
As consumer awareness of textile waste grows, brands and businesses must take action. Roberts Recycling is expanding its partnerships, scaling new innovations, and helping businesses turn waste into opportunity.
We invite brands, retailers, and organisations to join us in making 2025 a year of real change. Together, we can build a future where textiles never go to waste.
Interested in partnering with us?
Get in touch today to explore how we can support your sustainability goals.
