Textiles

Textiles are NOT suitable for the yellow or green kerbside collection bin. You can place them in the red bin.

However if you have clean, reusable textiles, such as clothes, sheets, towels, rags and shoes, please consider the following options first:

1. Reuse your items 
   

   Repurpose, reuse or rewear your items to increase its lifespan and make use of items you usually wouldn’t. A tired bed pillow can be washed and used to create a throw cushion to brighten a room. 

2. Donate 
   Textile items of quality condition can be recycled by donating them to a range of Op Shops.
   
   
3. Sell items online 
   Textile items that are no longer wanted can be sold on third party sites including Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark, to name a few.
   
   

4. Drop it at our Resource Recovery Centres
   Clean textile waste is accepted free of charge at our Resource Recovery Centres.  We accept clothing in all conditions including items you would give to a friend and those that are worn and torn for re-use and recycling. We also accept linen, towels, shoes and accessories.  Please note: We can't accept pillows or soiled items for recycling or reuse.

5. Clothing, linen, towels, shoes and accessories are accepted at convenient clothing drop-off points in Echuca and Rochester. Search this map for locations.

For more information on what goes in other bins, please visit our pages on What goes in your red bin, What goes in your yellow bin, What goes in your green bin and our A-Z guide to recycling.