Our story
We are a Guaranteed Irish company that has been promoting and facilitating the reuse and re-wear of used clothing since 1992. Operating nationwide, we manage Clothes Pods and containers at approved private and Local Authority Bring Centres, as well as Civic Amenity Sites. Each location is maintained to a high standard, with regular and professional servicing to ensure cleanliness and reliability.
In addition to our public collection network, we also work directly with schools and community groups to organise clothing collections that raise awareness around reuse and sustainability. These initiatives offer a practical and engaging way for students and families to participate in reducing textile waste while supporting the circular economy. All of our Clothes Pods are proudly manufactured here in Ireland. By choosing Irish-made, we not only reduce the environmental footprint of transport but also support jobs nationwide. This local approach ensures our service benefits both the environment and the communities we serve.
Clothes Pod operates under Waste Collection Permit No. NWCPO-08-01225-04 and is an authorised Broker/Dealer with the National Transfrontier Shipment Office (Registration No. IRE/G030/26), the competent authority regulating the shipment of used textiles. We are fully insured to work with Local Authorities and licensed partners nationwide, ensuring all used textiles are collected and repurposed responsibly. In 2022, we were invited by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to join the national Textiles Advisory Group and have since actively engaged with its work, contributing our expertise to shaping Ireland’s approach to textile reuse and recycling.
Pods With Purpose
Clothes Pod makes textile reuse simple, reliable, and accountable. With a nationwide network of more than 2,000 Clothes Pods, we provide convenient drop-off points that keep clothing in circulation and out of landfill.
Our operations are supported by over 30 Irish-registered collection vehicles and a dedicated team of more than 40 full-time staff. Every vehicle is fitted with GPS tracking and onboard camera systems, giving full visibility across the collection process and ensuring the highest standards of traceability and accountability. This investment in technology means that once clothing enters our system, its journey can be followed with confidence from Pod to approved sorting facility.
We work in full compliance with the standards set by Local Authorities, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of the Environment. This commitment extends beyond our Pod network: we actively engage with schools, clubs, charities, and community groups, purchasing textiles and supporting local fundraising initiatives. These partnerships help strengthen participation in reuse while also providing financial benefit to causes within the communities where we operate.
As Ireland’s longest established and leading collector of used textiles, our goal is to make reuse and recycling part of everyday life. By combining scale, technology, and community engagement, Clothes Pod is helping to reduce the environmental impact of clothing while promoting a culture of sustainability across the country.
Testimonials
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Clothes Pods provides an efficient collection service and has invested in research and development of technology to ensure that banks are well maintained and secured from theft of their product and its fleet schedules are operated in a timely manner so that service is optimised.
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This to confirm that Clothes Pods currently has the contract to provide clothes recycling services from recycling centres and bottle banks sits across Dublin City. I can confirm that TRL provides efficient services and are quick to act whenever problems arise. I have always found them to be professional and efficient in the provision of the service. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me in detail below.
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This to confirm that Clothes Pods currently holds the contract with Fingal County Council to maintain and collect the textile banks throughout the administrative area of Fingal. I’ve had no issue with TRL during the life of the contract and I always found them to be professional & efficient.
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Thorntons Recycling has been working with TLR for almost twenty years now. The service levels on their site are outstanding and due to their 24/7 emergency phone numbers we have never had a service issue on any of these sites. I know our business can rely on their excellent service level and I am very happy to recommend them based on the quality and level of assistance they provide.
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Barna Recycling has been working closely with Textile Recycling Limited for almost 10 years. Within this space we have not experienced any issues with collections and find their 24 hour contact number very convenient for organising extra collections. I would not hesitate in recommending TRL as an outstanding partner to work within the textile industry.
Awards and partnerships
Our company was the winner of the South Dublin Chamber business in the community Awards 2008. It was also the recipient of a FAS Employ Ability Employer Award in 2010 and have also received support from the European Regional Development Fund.
To promote active recycling and reuse around Ireland, we proudly partnered with The Green-Schools Programme. This initiative is Ireland’s leading environmental management and education programme for schools which promotes long-term whole-school action for the environment.
