+ 25000 kg

collected clothing in stores of all brands in Poland

+ 22000 kg

clothing put into second circulation

We have been running a used clothing collection program since 2018. In 2023, we included all LPP stores in Poland, and in 2024 we expanded it to include stores abroad – the program currently operates in stores in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and North Macedonia (where it is a legal requirement).

Do you have any questions? Check out the FAQ.

Does the donated clothing have to be from the LPP brands?

No, you can donate textiles from any brand.

Can I donate shoes and accessories too?

Yes, we collect not only clothes but also shoes and accessories.

Can I return clothes that are not in good condition?

Clothes do not have to be in perfect condition, but they cannot be waste. The collected textiles are first professionally sorted by type, quality, and even type of material. Clothes that are suitable for reuse are donated to people in need or are put into second rotation. The rest is sent to upcycling, downcycling, or recycling.

What happens to the textiles donated in stores?

We send the collected clothes from the LPP shops to our partners, where they are professionally sorted. Each item is assigned to an appropriate category in order to keep it in circulation for as long as possible. Our partners operate various business models but, according to the following hierarchy, the clothes can be:

  1. donated to people in need,
  2. sold in second-hand clothing stores – with some partners donating a share of the profits to charity,
  3. upcycled – to be used to produce higher-value items, such as home decoration,
  4. downcycled – to be reprocessed into lower value textiles, e.g. cleaning cloths,
  5. recycled – we use polyester clothing together with the Use Waste start-up to research textile-to-textile recycling technology.

Clothing items that cannot be reused or recycled due to their very poor quality or their failure to meet hygiene and safety standards undergo a rigorous waste management process.

How do we verify where the collected clothes actually go?

The organisations we work with have substantial experience in the industry and have developed transparent verification and reporting procedures. They guarantee an ethical approach to handling textiles, in accordance with the agreed hierarchy of processes.

Who are the collection partners?

We work with local organisations, so that their projects have a direct impact on the local communities. We select them based on their experience, good practices in collecting used clothing, and level of transparency.

In Poland, through the St. Brother Albert Aid Society, clothes are distributed to people in need. From 2025, part of the collected items is also passed to Wtórpol, which puts them into second-hand circulation. The remaining items are managed according to the hierarchy of textile processing. In Slovakia, the collection is operated by Ekocharita, in Lithuania by Refabrik, in Bulgaria by TexCycle, in the Czech Republic by Ubrania do Oddania, in North Macedonia by ECO-TEXT Group, and in the United Kingdom by Yellow Octopus Group.

Does LPP profit from the collection?

The proceeds from the resale of clothing are used by the collection partners to fund their operations related to sorting, putting textiles back into second-hand circulation, and recovering materials.