Environment
Committed to Zero Textile Waste
At Savanna Rags International, we don't believe in sending anything to landfill. You can rest assured that any item collected by us will find a new home.
The Tragedy of Textile Waste
The recycling industry currently only reclaims 15% of the total textile waste produced globally. That means a staggering 85% of textile waste is still going straight to landfill. The tragedy is that over 90% of this textile waste is perfectly recyclable.
Alarming Textile Consumption Trends
UK consumers spend an average of £780 per head annually on 2.15 million tonnes of clothing - an average of 35kg per person. Sadly, only about one-eighth of unwanted clothing is sent for reuse through charities, with the rest discarded.
The Circular Textile Economy
Approximately 93% of all textile waste sent for recycling is successfully reclaimed, with about 35% going out as used clothing, 33% as reprocessed fibres, and 25% converted to cloth wipers. Only 7% ultimately ends up in landfill.
Our Mission: Zero Waste
Our aim at Savanna Rags International is to find a new use or home for every item that passes through our doors, diverting as much textile waste as possible from landfills and contributing to a more sustainable, circular textile economy.