Textile Trial Success

From October 2023 to March 2025, the City of Kwinana partnered with Good Sammy Enterprises to reduce textiles going to landfill across nine suburbs: Wandi, Wellard, Leda, Calista, Medina, Kwinana Town Centre, Parmelia, Bertram and Orelia.

The Results Are In!

• 1,524 households participated (14 per cent participation rate)
• 1,715 bags collected
• 18,665kg of textiles diverted from landfill
• 332,561kg of carbon emissions avoided

Breakdown of what was collected:

• 72 per cent clothing
• 6 per cent shoes
• 2 per cent accessories
• 5 per cent linen (towels, cushions)
• 1 per cent toys
• 4 per cent other (books, DVDs, uniforms, etc.)
• 8 per cent rubbish (damaged or non-reusable items)

March 2025 bin audits showed that 4 per cent of recycling and waste bins still contained textiles — and that’s a problem.

Let’s get it right:

• Reuse is better than disposal 
• Textiles do NOT belong in your recycling bin – they contaminate the recycling stream.
• Good condition items should be donated, not thrown away.
• Only non-reusable textiles (damaged or worn out beyond repair) should go in the general waste bin.

Give your pre-loved items are given a second life, consider donating to support social enterprises and reducing environmental harm.

Let’s keep textiles out of the bin and in circulation. Thank you for making a real impact!