Welcome

Welcome to RAGTEX UK Ltd, working with Charities, Public Authorities and Schools to collect British clothing, textiles and shoes to export around the world.

Ragtex UK has over 30 years experience of recycling. Quality used clothes, shoes, household linen and toys are exported to mainly Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Textile Banks

We collect around 100 tonnes a week of selected Best British Clothing from a mixture of collection schemes including charity collections, Clothing Bank and Household collections around England.

A comprehensive collection service is used to service hundreds of charity shops and textile banks ensuring weekly and bi-weekly collections. All vehciles have full public liability insurance and are licensed by public authorities to carry waste.

School Clothing Collection

We need your old clothes, paired shoes, handbags, blankets, sheets, curtains and soft toys.

Story of a blouse

From a recycling bank in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England to a small Zambian village hut - the journey of a £50 blouse...