Developing a Circular Textiles System for Ireland aimed to test the impact of three different separate collection systems for used textiles on the Irish market:

• Kerbside/ door-to-door collections
• New collection points
• Communications providing information about where and what to donate.

Three pilots took place under the heading Donate Don’t Waste, respectively in Arklow Co Wicklow, Buncrana Co Donegal and Charleville Co Cork.

The Irish context of an end-of-life textiles industry characterised by an extensive charity retail sector and a privatised waste collection system made this project particularly interesting.

The project also explored capacity to manage additional quantities of textiles being collected and launched a communications campaign.