Salvation Army Trading Company

‍We are the largest charity-owned textiles collector in the UK, working with our partners to reuse and recycle donated items sustainably and ethically, and to raise vital funds to support the work of The Salvation Army.

Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) is the largest charity-owned textiles collector in the U.K actively working to support organisations reduce their carbon footprint and combat climate change. Through our reuse and recycling schemes, we lessen the impact on overflowing landfill sites by extending the useful life of products and minimising waste.

SATCoL is the trading arm of The Salvation Army, raising money for charity through our nationwide reuse and repurposing schemes.

Our Earth’s resources are precious to our future. That’s why, collectively, we need to be careful about what we use and why we need to make an effort to reuse and recycle.

Working together with our partners and through our various reuse and recycling schemes, we lessen the impact on overflowing landfill sites by extending the useful life of products and recycling the items not suitable for resale.

What’s more, the profit that SATCoL receives from your donations is given to The Salvation Army (over £100 million has been donated by SATCoL in the last ten years alone).

As you would expect from an organisation with our reputation, we take the responsibility of repurposing our partners’ unwanted textiles and products very seriously. Our first priority is to help those in need, providing donated clothes and other items. This can include supporting emergency situations The Salvation Army is responding to, working with local Salvation Army community leaders to help those with minimal funds, and also helping other charitable organisations and volunteers that reach out to us for help.

Items we are not able to sell in our shops are sold to trusted sorting companies, ensuring that much-needed products are made available at affordable prices wherever they are most needed in the world or are recycled for other purposes.

Your donations raise essential funds for The Salvation Army. The charity's work in communities across the UK includes:

• An Emergency Response Unit which attends emergencies such as floods and disasters across the country, offering expertise and support
• Nourishing meals for older people and those experiencing homelessness at community drop-in and residential centres
• 3,200 beds a night for vulnerable people at our 80 hostels (called lifehouses)
• Protection and care for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery

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