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.

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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

Bayside

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

BURWOOD
MERYLA ST – Car Park

CROYDON PARK
BRIGHTON LANE – Car Park

Fairfield

CANLEY VALE
BEELAR ST

Georges River

PEAKHURST HEIGHTS
ROBERTS AVE
COLES – Car Park

RAMSGATE
YORK ST – Car Park

The Hills Shire

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

Hornsby Shire

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

Inner West

BALMAIN
BEATTIE ST,
WOOLWORTHS – Car Park

HABERFIELD
GILLIES ST

DOBROYD PDE – UTS Rowing

LEICHHARDT
MARKET PLACE – Car Park

 

Ku-Ring-Gai

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

Lane Cove

BURNS BAY RD – Coles Car park

Northern Beaches

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

North Sydney

4 CLARK ROAD – James Milson Retirement

Parramatta

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

Randwick

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Woollahra

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

 
John Alexander

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

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Research from NSW indicates that 15- to 25-year-olds have a 75 per cent greater chance of being injured at work

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Research from NSW indicates that 15- to 25-year-olds have a 75 per cent greater chance of being injured at work

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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.

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FAQs

Have more questions about Youthsafe’s charitable clothing recycling program? See if your questions have been answered below.

Can private properties become a bin location for Youthsafe charity clothing bins?

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.

Does Youthsafe have any industry partners?

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.

Are Youthsafe’s charity clothing bins available across Australia?

At the moment, our charity clothing bins can be found in locations across Sydney.

Do you need to pay to use the charity clothing bins?

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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