The Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) has launched a campaign to urge brands and retailers to donate unwanted stock, faulty stock and customer returns to help divert more items away from disposal and raise vital funds for charity.
The Salvation Army is known for its longstanding commitment to reuse and recycling and today, the trading arm of the charity, is at the forefront of positive social and environmental impact.
Through a nationwide network of charity shops, donation centres and clothing banks SATCoL works with community groups, large organisations, local authorities, schools, colleges and individuals – all with a shared aim to help others and help protect our planet.
SATCoL partners with brands and retailers to accept excess, returned and end-of-line stock of clothing and home-goods to be resold in its charity shops across the country.
This presents an opportunity for brands to save on additional storage costs, create more room in their warehouse for new stock and divert more items away from disposal.
Shaunacy Burne, Corporate Partnerships Manager at Salvation Army Trading Company, shared: “We are partnering with businesses to receive their obsolete, end of line and faulty stock to be reused or repurposed.
“Not only are we helping brands to meet their CSR goals with our sustainable solutions, but the donations we receive are sold in our retail outlets to help raise vital funds for our parent charity.
“We’re keen to explore partnership opportunities with retailers, together we can reduce waste and divert more items away from landfill. Please get in touch, we want to hear from you.”
By extending the useful life of products, SATCoL and its partners make a positive contribution to reducing unnecessary waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and raising vital funds for charity work.
In addition to this, SATCoL’s investment in modern processing centres and new technology means it can offer new ways of reusing and recycling textiles on a commercial scale, never seen in the UK.
The trading arm of the charity also supports businesses to amplify the message around their sustainable collaboration by making the public aware of their partnership goals and aspirations to drive lasting change.
SATCoL is keen to receive clothing, footwear, accessories, homeware, furniture, electrical items, toys and more. For corporate partnership opportunities, click here. Follow SATCoL @reuse2repurpose
