Coast households can give unwanted linen a second life at a textile recycling event this month.
Now in its fourth year, the annual Give a Sheet for the Planet will be held at Chancellor State College Secondary Campus on November 14 from 8am to 12pm.
Residents can drop off clean sheets, towels, pillowcases, quilt covers and other household linen through the drive-through collection at Sippy Downs.
The community is encouraged to organise collections through their schools, workplaces, sporting clubs or neighbourhoods before attending.
Accepted materials include cotton, polyester and man-made cellulosics such as bamboo, viscose and rayon.
Clothing and fluffy items, including doonas, pillows and mattress toppers are excluded.
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The event is a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council and Australian textile recovery company BlockTexx, which uses its locally developed Separation of Fibre Technology process to recover polyester and cellulose from the donated textiles.
The materials are remanufactured into recycled PET pellets and cellulose products that can be used in industries including textiles, construction, manufacturing and agriculture.
Council’s Environment and Liveability Portfolio holder councillor Maria Suarez said the event was just one of the ways council was delivering on its Resource Recovery Strategy 2023.
“Give a Sheet is a great way to clean out the cupboards and an easy way to support a circular economy – last year our community diverted close to three tonnes of linen from landfill,” Cr Suarez said.
BlockTexx co-founder Adrian Jones said community interest in textile recycling was growing.
“People are often relieved to discover there is a better alternative to sending old household linen to landfill, particularly when those items are no longer suitable for reuse or donation,” Mr Jones said.
This year’s event continues to support local animal rescue organisations, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology and Sunshine Coast Animal Rescue.
Updates are available through the Give a Sheet for the Planet Facebook event page.
