AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
recycle, Reuse, textiles
COUNTRY
Switzerland
DESIGNED BY
Martin Böschen
WEBSITE
https://www.texaid.ch/en/
TEXAID
One of Europe's leading organizations for collecting, sorting and recycling used textiles.
TEXAID gives old clothes, shoes and home textiles a new lease of life through the ecological collection, sorting and recycling of used textiles. TEXAID logo with flags For 40 years, TEXAID has combined economic activity with social commitment and environmental responsibility. Our services help ensure that valuable raw materials are recycled in a responsible manner and by selling the textiles we generate funds for reputed charities. More than 1,000 employees work at our main base in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland and at our branches in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Morocco, meeting their responsibility towards the environment, people and society each day by helping to give used textiles a new lease of life.