Where to Donate Your Clothes In Toronto

what to do When your garments have reached the end of their lifecycle!

At Style & Grace Cleaners, we work magic on your garments everyday. But what happens when you've re-patched that hole 1 too many times or there simply is no longer enough fabric to drop the hem on your child's school uniform? It’s time to donate!

Below we’ll dive into the importance of giving your garments a second life, we’ll determine the difference between “wearable” and “unwearable” clothing, and discuss where you can donate garments of all kinds. 

Donating Lightly Worn Clothes

Are you looking to donate wearable items? 

When it comes to donating lightly worn or used clothing there are a variety of options you can consider including, charities, second hand shops, thrift stores or passing them down through the family.

Although clothing donations are greatly appreciated, there are times that organisations do not accept them or don’t have the need/space to accept them. If you’re interested in finding out if your preferred neighbourhood shelter or charity is currently accepting clothing donations, we encourage you to review their website or call for further information. 

Here are just a few places you can donate your items locally in Toronto: https://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2016/01/19_places_besides_goodwill_to_donate_used_clothing_in_toronto/

Donating Fabric Scraps or Unusable Garments

Clothing plays a HUGE role in personal expression, confidence and for many, opportunities. If you would not be proud to wear your garments as they are, we urge you to reconsider donating them to places where practical and wearable garments are urgently needed. 

Items with broken components, major holes, torn elbows or irreversible damage from one too many wears may not be “wearable”anymore, but you can still donate them and avert landfills. 

Consider donating to an organisation that will recycle or repurpose the fabric and components of your garment in new ways. The fast fashion industry is a major contributor to waste, starting with farming to fabrication to post-consumer disposal. Wouldn’t it be great to put that fabric that could otherwise be sitting in a landfill to good use with a second life? 

Goodwill and Salvation Army specifically will accept “non-wearable” garments and will re-use or recycle the various components properly. 

If you have scrap fabric, you can also donate locally here: https://textilemuseum.ca/join-support/textile-donation/