Australian consumers can now have their unwanted old clothes, shoes and textiles picked up from home to be recycled or reused, thanks to a new partnership between Manrags and CouriersPlease.
Building on Manrags' new textile recycling program, the program sees consumers able to book in a time for the collection of their old clothes to be picked up from their home.
Consumers simply purchase their return on the Manrags website for $25 which allows 10kg to be recylced, register their details and then book their return through CouriersPlease's Boomerang portal.
In exchange for organising a pick-up, consumers will receive a $25 credit with Manrags the first time they participate, to redeem at the Manrags online store.
The partnership helps to tackle the 60,000 tonnes of unusable charity donations that are sent to Australian landfills each year.
Manrags founder and MD Michael Elias said that the partnership will help the brand achieve its sustainability goals.
"Our new partnership with CouriersPlease is a further step towards making the textile recycling process accessible and seamless for the public.
"There’s no reason for clothing, shoes and linen to end up in landfill now as we’ve created a fast and seamless pick-up experience for households.
"We then sort through the items and allow charities to access anything in good condition, while the remaining items are prepared for repurposing.
"For instance, jeans can be made into tote bags and aprons, recycled to create new yarn or shredded to create insulation or stuffing for pet beds.
"At Manrags, we have set the goal to prevent 500,000kg of greenhouse gas emissions by 2022.
"Together with CouriersPlease and their Boomerang service, we believe we can achieve this goal and take giant steps to eradicate textile waste in Australia," he said.
In addition to the textile recycling partnership, CouriersPlease will roll out a textile recycling point at all manned depots around the country.
There will be CouriersPlease and Manrags-branded wheelie bins and signage positioned at each to educate and encourage the uptake of the recycling program among its employees.
All CouriersPlease franchisees and employees have recently commenced using the service to recycle their old uniforms as well as drop off their previously loved textiles from home.