Give Back With Youthsafe’s Charity Clothes Bin Program
At Youthsafe, one of our driving forces is to build our effectiveness and capacity to help young people while also contributing to the circular economy in a way that benefits the environment and the charity shop marketplace. Our charitable clothing recycling program helps us achieve all these objectives through the support of the communities we serve.
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About Our Industry Partner—King Cotton
We are proud to be a charity partner of King Cotton. Our partnership has given us the support we need to continue our work and make sure that our clothing bins are helping Australians choose a sustainable path to clothing and textile disposal.
Operating since 1980, King Cotton has provided Australian communities with sustainable solutions that are both cost-effective and socially aware when it comes to household goods and clothing disposal.
Their aim is to offer mutually beneficial collection programs to shopping centres, commercial properties with good public exposure and local councils with the target of minimising illegal dumping, reducing landfills, and improving the employment rates of low-skilled workers.
Property owners can clearly demonstrate they are about these great outcomes by placing one or so of our bins on their land.
Why Charity Clothing Bins And Donations Are Important
Each year, approximately 501 million kilograms of clothing and textiles are thrown away in Australia. With every Australian disposing of an average of 23 kilograms of clothing in landfills, it’s a growing problem for which Australia has yet to find a sustainable and systematic solution.
Donating clothes is something that everyone can take part in—young and old. It’s an important activity young people can engage in to understand the problem and spread awareness about the impact of clothing that ends up in landfills.
At Youthsafe, our clothes donation bins are our primary fundraising endeavour. We have placed bins across numerous locations in Sydney in the hopes that our efforts will invite more donations of clean and usable clothes for resale and reuse, both here in Australia and in overseas markets.
Why Youthsafe Is Proud To Be Part Of Australia’s Charitable Recycling Sector
We believe that everyone can share the responsibility of reducing carbon emissions through acts such as cycling to work, recycling paper and glass, and buying reusable plastic products. Donating clothing for reuse is also a great way to reduce our carbon footprint—10% of global greenhouse emissions can be attributed to the fashion industry.
That’s why, at Youthsafe, we have joined the fight against this growing problem with our charitable clothing recycling program.
For these reasons, we have become advocates for clothes donation bins.
The charitable reuse of clothing items generates $527 million in revenue towards social welfare programs
Charities use 86% of all clothing donations, (310,000 tonnes annually) with just 14% going to landfills
Charitable reuse reduces C02 emissions by 66% (880,000 tonnes) and reduces water usage by 57% (59,000 ml)
Would-be waste collected gets sold through charity shops, generating almost $1 billion a year for the economy
Source: 2021 Impact Report – Charitable Recycling Australia
Find A Youthsafe Clothes Donation Bin Location Near You And Donate
We understand that many who want to donate clothes but aren’t familiar with the ‘how’ and ‘where’ could be left considering alternative options that may not be conducive to the sustainability of the environment.
At Youthsafe, we want to make clothes donations as simple as possible. That’s why we have placed Youthsafe clothing bins across Sydney.
The next time you decide to ‘de-clutter’ or do some ‘spring cleaning’, consider the following locations to donate your pre-loved clothing. Your donation can make a huge difference to those who need it the most and make a positive impact on the environment
BEXLEY
ALBYN ST – Car Park
BEXLEY NORTH
SLADE & BEXLEY RD – Car Park
BRIGHTON LE SANDS
THE BOULEVARDE – Car Park
BRIGHTON/KYMEEGH
BESTIC ST C/P – Fisherman’ Club
BURWOOD
MERYLA ST – Car Park
CROYDON PARK
BRIGHTON LANE – Car Park
CANLEY VALE
BEELAR ST
PEAKHURST HEIGHTS
ROBERTS AVE
COLES – Car Park
RAMSGATE
YORK ST – Car Park
BAULKHAM HILLS
TORRS STREET COMMUTER – Car Park (near bike racks )
OLD NORTHERN RD & RAILWAY – Opposite Bull and Bush Hotel
BAULKHAM HILLS RD & ALMERIA AV – Col Sutton Park
CRESTWOOD DR & MACKILLOP DR – Sports Ground Car Park
1A GLANMIRE RD – Crestwood Shopping Centre
ROXBURGH PARK RD & BLACKETT DR – Pre-School Car Park
GLENHAVEN
GLENHAVEN ROAD – Shopping Centre
WINSTON HILLS
BELLOTTI AV & CAROLYN CHISHOLM DR
CHERRYBROOK
DAVID & TREE TOPS ROADS – Oakhill Shopping Centre
EPPING
RAWSON ROAD & BRIDGE ST – Coles Car Park
HORNSBY
WILLIAM ST & DURAL LANE – Car Park
HORNSBY HEIGHTS
SOMMERVILLE & PIKE ROADS – Public School
PENNANT HILLS
GLEEVES LANE – Car Park
WAITARA
THE GRANGE RETIREMENT VILLAGE – 2 Mc Auley Place
WESTLEIGH
CNR DUFFY AVENUE & EUCALYPTUS ROAD – Ampol Service Station
BALMAIN
BEATTIE ST,
WOOLWORTHS – Car Park
HABERFIELD
GILLIES ST
DOBROYD PDE – UTS Rowing
LEICHHARDT
MARKET PLACE – Car Park
KILLARA
20-26 CULWORTH AVE – Car Park (opposite Killara train station)
LINDFIELD
WOODFORD LANE & BEACONSFIELD PARADE – Car Park (19 Drovers Way)
PYMBLE WEST
KENDALL & BONALONG STs
ROSEVILLE CHASE
ROWE ST – Allan Lane Car Park
ROSEVILLE
2 LORD ST
ST IVES CHASE
158 WARRIMOO AVE – Car Park
TURRAMURRA
EASTERN& TENNYSON RDs – Ampol Service Station [Tennyson Ave]
WAHROONGA
CNR EASTERN RD & WILTSHIRE PLACE
BURNS BAY RD – Coles Car park
AVALON
OLD BARRENJOEY RD & AVALON PARADE – Woolworths Car Park
AVALON
BOWLING GREEN LANE AND AVALON PARADE – Car Park
BILGOLA PLATEAU
PLATEAU RD & BILAMBEE AVE – Shops
NEWPORT
BRANLEY AVE & BARENJOEY RD – Car Park
BELROSE
RALSTON ST & PRINGLE AVENUE – Opposite school entrance
COLLAROY PLATEAU
CNR TELOPEA ST & AUBREEN – Next to the phone booth
CROMER
CARAWA & WARDON RDS – Shop 24/7
FRENCHS FOREST
FOREST WAY & WARRINGAH RD – Shopping Ctr (near Woolworths loading dock)
KILLARNEY HEIGHTS
TRAMORE PL & STARKEY RD – Shopping Centre Car Park
NARRABEEN
PITTWATER ROAD – Car park in Berry Reserve
TERREY HILLS
YULONG AV
4 CLARK ROAD – James Milson Retirement
DUNDAS VALLEY
YATES AV & FULLFORD ST – Shops
ERMINGTON
BETTY CUTHBERT AV – Wollworths
NORTH ROCKS
270 NORTH ROCKS RD – Community Church
NORTH ROCKS RD & FARNELL AV – Park
RYDALMERE
PARKLANDS & PARK ST – Banksia Village
WEST PENNANT HILLS
COONARA & GLENROE AV – Shopping Centre
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BELROSE
56 – 58 GLEN STREET
ROSEBAY
CNR DOVER & IAN STS – Car Park
WILBERFORCE RD & NEWCASTLE ST – Car Park
NEW SOUTH HEAD ROAD LYNE PARK – Car Park
NEW SOUTH HEAD ROAD LYNE PARK – Tennis Courts
A Notable Recognition For Youthsafe
The former Federal Member for Bennelong (the Hon. John Alexander), championed Youthsafe’s campaign to be approved as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) charity. The 24-year-long campaign was finally achieved when the 2020 Federal Budget announced that Youthsafe, along with only seven other charities nationally, was granted DGR by an amendment to Tax Law.
What Our Community Says About Us
Research from NSW indicates that 15- to 25-year-olds have a 75 per cent greater chance of being injured at work
SAFEWORK NSW 2017
Research from NSW indicates that 15- to 25-year-olds have a 75 per cent greater chance of being injured at work
SAFEWORK NSW 2017
Research from NSW indicates that 15- to 25-year-olds have a 75 per cent greater chance of being injured at work
SAFEWORK NSW 2017
As an approved way that charities in NSW can invite clothing and textile donations from the public, clothes donation bins are a cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and socially aware solution to disposing of clothing and textiles in a responsible way. Find out more about how we make a difference beyond our charitable clothing recycling programs and how you can be a part of it.
Ask Questions
FAQs
Have more questions about Youthsafe’s charitable clothing recycling program? See if your questions have been answered below.
Yes. If you own a private property and want to become a Youthsafe bin location, we’d love to hear from you. Send us an inquiry, and one of our team members will get back to you shortly.
Yes. We have partnered with King Cotton—a professional resource recovery company that handles the reuse and recycling of household clothing and textiles in Australia.
As one of their charity partners, Youthsafe has received donations from King Cotton that have helped support our work and continue our efforts in conducting charity clothing bins across Sydney.
At the moment, our charity clothing bins can be found in locations across Sydney.
No. Donations can be made free of charge. Simply take your pre-loved clothes to one of the Youthsafe bin locations and drop them into the bin. We will make regular collections and will either use them for resale or reuse.
We do request that all clothing that’s donated are in good, clean, and wearable condition for the next person.
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