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Clothing waste is a serious issue in the UK. Only 16% of textiles are currently recovered, with the vast majority finding its way to landfill. Compared to High Street fashion, corporate clothing ought to be straightforward to reuse/recycle, with most companies supplying staff with a limited number of same fabric garments, and the collection infrastructure already largely set up. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the garments show little or no wear, and are therefore a high value commodity, most corporatewear is discarded when a company rebrands its clothing.

End-of-life (EoL) management should be a priority for all organisations designing, supplying and using uniforms, especially given the ever-increasing onus placed on companies to become responsible for waste produced. With rising costs of waste disposal, this is only going to become more apparent.

Whether you are a purchaser, designer or manufacturer of corporate clothing, this site is designed to help you assess the best practices to take on board to maintain a sustainable operation. We give you tools to help you develop a better understanding - at the design stage - of recovery options. And we show you best practice through case studies of companies that have overcome some of the barriers which can prevent reuse and recycling of garments at the end of their service life.