High-rise residents constantly face the challenge of conveniently recycling clothing in their dwellings in an urban setting. Clothing drop off bins are few and far between in dense urban areas, therefore discarding textiles either require the resident to spend time, energy, and fuel to search for and find a bin and usually drive to it to drop them off or they just end up in the garbage bin.  45,000 tonnes of textiles ended up in the Metro Vancouver landfill in 2018.
Being both condo residents and strata council members, we have carefully planned our textile recycling program with the best interest of the residents and strata corporations in mind.
Have your council member, strata manager, or rental company contact us to order an indoor bin
The bin provided will be similar to the size of your regular 95 gallon recycling bins, but different in colour and clearly labeled.We will send them a contract to sign and then schedule the bin delivery and picking up the fob/key for access
Request a bin using the form below. Click here to learn more
Textiles leave a very large environmental footprint due to their water and chemical intensive production processes and sometimes harm agricultural. Preventing them from ending up in the landfill helps preserve natural resources, cut pollution, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It also helps us progress towards our goal of being the greenest city and becoming a zero-waste region.
â—Ź All types of clothing including under garments, nylons, and socks
â—Ź Outerwear, jackets, gloves, scarves, hats and coats
â—Ź Belts, bags, purses, wallets, backpacks, shoes and boots
â—Ź Linens, bedding, towels, tablecloth and curtains of all sizes
â—Ź Blankets, beddings, and pillows
â—Ź Soft toys and stuff animals
â—Ź Wet, moldy or dirty items
â—Ź Carpets, mats, rugs
â—Ź Electronics
â—Ź Furniture and appliances
â—Ź Beds and mattresses
Our charity partner delivers the collected items to a recycling facility and receives compensation on a per/pound basis. The items facility manually sorts the items into different categories and grades: re-usable as second-hand clothing, pure natural fibers for making jeans, scrap that will be shredded for low grade fiber products, wiping rags, and a very small portion (roughly 2%) ends up in the landfill. Part the of the sorted items is sold locally and the remainder is shipped to recycling facilities and emerging markets throughout the world.
â—Ź All types of clothing including under garments, nylons, and socks
â—Ź Outerwear, jackets, gloves, scarves, hats and coats
â—Ź Belts, bags, purses, wallets, backpacks, shoes and boots
â—Ź Linens, bedding, towels, tablecloth and curtains of all sizes
â—Ź Blankets, beddings, and pillows
â—Ź Soft toys and stuff animals
Our charity partner delivers the collected items to a recycling facility and receives compensation on a per/pound basis. The items facility manually sorts the items into different categories and grades: re-usable as second-hand clothing, pure natural fibers for making jeans, scrap that will be shredded for low grade fiber products, wiping rags, and a very small portion (roughly 2%) ends up in the landfill. Part the of the sorted items is sold locally and the remainder is shipped to recycling facilities and emerging markets throughout the world.
Revivify is a socially and environmentally conscious incorporated for-profit organization. We get a small portion of the proceeds from Revivify Textiles and the majority ends up with our charity partner, the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver.
We cannot provide tax receipts since we are not a charity though not even charities can give tax receipts for textiles!
Yes, though we currently are able to service all of the Metro Vancouver region.
Currently we are providing the bin and service free of charge to qualifying buildings for the duration of their contract. Should you want us to also pickup household items, we charge a small fee only for that service.
Not yet, though we do have a project in the works that would make this happen. Stay tuned!
We cannot provide tax receipts since we are not a charity though not even charities can give tax receipts for textiles!
Yes, though we currently are able to service all of the Metro Vancouver region.
Currently we are providing the bin and service free of charge to qualifying buildings for the duration of their contract. Should you want us to also pickup household items, we charge a small fee only for that service.
Not yet, though we do have a project in the works that would make this happen. Stay tuned!
54% of respondents to a north American survey said they throw out clothing instead of recycling them.
There are huge environmental benefits in preventing textiles from ending up in the landfill. A 2015 European study showed that for every unit of avoided production for textiles more than 21 units of CO2 emissions are prevented from being released into the atmosphere. This is higher than any other material with aluminum coming second at 13 units of CO2e avoided per unit of aluminum not being produced. Avoided production of paper, glass, and food result in respectively 1, 1, and 4 units carbon emission reduction per unit of material. Textiles also carry a very large water and energy footprint.
700 gallons (2650 litres) of water is used to make one new cotton T-shirt
1800 gallons of water (6800 litres) and 111 Kw.h of electricity is consumed to make one new pair of jeans. In case you were wondering, that’s the amount of electricity needed to keep a 13 watt CFL lamp burning for a full year and the total amount of water used by a person in Bangladesh in 140 days!
54% of respondents to a north American survey said they throw out clothing instead of recycling them.
There are huge environmental benefits in preventing textiles from ending up in the landfill. A 2015 European study showed that for every unit of avoided production for textiles more than 21 units of CO2 emissions are prevented from being released into the atmosphere. This is higher than any other material with aluminum coming second at 13 units of CO2e avoided per unit of aluminum not being produced. Avoided production of paper, glass, and food result in respectively 1, 1, and 4 units carbon emission reduction per unit of material. Textiles also carry a very large water and energy footprint.
700 gallons (2650 litres) of water is used to make one new cotton T-shirt
1800 gallons of water (6800 litres) and 111 Kw.h of electricity is consumed to make one new pair of jeans. In case you were wondering, that’s the amount of electricity needed to keep a 13 watt CFL lamp burning for a full year and the total amount of water used by a person in Bangladesh in 140 days!
Each year about 30,000 tonnes of
clothing and fabrics
end up in Metro Vancouver landfills. Of this amount the share of multi-family buildings
in 2018 alone was roughly 1 million lbs
. If everyone in Canada bought one reclaimed woolen garment each year, it would save an
average of 271 million gallons of water
. Every year Canadians buy 1,066,000 tonnes of clothes, 50% of which ends up in a landfill
which is about 35lbs per person
. Only 24% of the 1 million tonnes of clothes that we buy gets recycled
with the remainder
going into landfills and incinerators
Each year about 30,000 tonnes of clothing and fabrics end up in Metro Vancouver landfills. Of this amount the share of multi-family buildings in 2018 alone was roughly 1 million lbs
Here is an example of the annual summary environmental impact for one our larger building
