1. What’s New in Textile Diversion?
REFRESH • RECYCLE • RESTYLE

2. True Textile Facts?
32 billion pounds of textiles are generated each year and sent to landfill
On average, each Canadian disposes of 68 lbs of textiles per year.
Only 15% of textiles are currently reused or recycled, 85% go to landfill.
Textiles compose between 5-8% of total garbage going into our landfills today.
The donation depart has been working aggressively in political spheres to make a name for SA as a textile recycling leader across Canada. As mentioned before we are working with various associations Retail Council of Canada, Recycling Organizations, Municipal groups, as well as aligning with others who are looking into innovation, and new uses for textiles in Canada, which could result in less export, and higher values for our baled product.

3. What’s New in Textile Diversion?
Industry paper released April, 2019
“A Tipping Point: The Canadian Textile Diversion Industry”
First resource to take a look at the textile diversion industry as a whole
Targeted for the waste sector.
Collaborated with over 17 cross industry stakeholders
The first strong push for future EPR

4. Textile Audits & Categorization
2015 Metro Vancouver 42 pounds (19 kilograms) of textiles
2017 Recyc-Québec, Quebecers 52.9 pounds (24 kilograms) of clothing
This begs the question of which ‘textiles’ were used in the audits?
January 2019 The City of Toronto,
Mississauga and Guelph and the
Regions of Peel and York, together
with OTWDC, developed a new
standards for future audits. Each
category has further breakdowns
for clarification.
Textile Type
% of Textiles
Clothing
77.8
Footwear
4.7
Accessories
3.8
Stuffed Toys .3
Household Textiles
10.5
Other Textiles
2.9

5. National Association for Charitable Textile Recycling
NACTR.CA
National Association for Charitable Textile Recycling

6. Public Awareness Campaigns

8. Public Awareness Campaigns
Suite of marketing material focused for residents
Available for all municipalities to access, free for Ontarians
ail.com for more info!
“Throwing your clothes out
should never be in style.”

9. How does textile diversion fit in
The Result?
Increased public awareness
Pressure on municipalities for a call to action from public and government bodies
Action plans/programs under development
Municipalities implementation of plans and programs, over 280 across Canada to date!
How does textile diversion fit in
your waste action plan?

10. Jump on the “Ban” Wagon? Textile Ban discussions have quieted
Things to consider before a Textile Ban
Who is currently collecting in the market?
Who are the processors in the market and will they be capable of handling additional volumes?
How will a ban affect the local non-profit charities and for-profit organizations in the community?
Who will bear the costs to collect and sort residents’ textile waste?
 What resources will be needed to support current local infrastructure?
What do residents desire in disposing of textiles – do they want to donate to charities, or simply dispose for convenience?
 How can the municipality best influence diversion AND support the local textile diversion industry?  

11. Why Partner With SA?
Collection of multiple streams: furniture, textile and household
Multiple service options
No cost to our partners
Trusted, reputable, respected charity
Community engagement
Enhanced environmental benefits
Local employment opportunities
Social impact-helping those most in need in your community

12. Profits into our communities
A Full Service Partner!
We Collect
We Sort
We Give
We Sell
We Recycle
Profits into our communities
We collect
We sort
We give to those in need
We resell in the community
We recycle domestically
We give profits to local community

13. Helping Our Communities
The Salvation Army services over 400 communities across Canada
1.7 million persons assisted through Salvation Army programs and services in 2017/2018.
$6 million Vouchers given to individuals and families in need to shop free of cost in our Thrift Stores.
One of the biggest messages I would like to impress is how we can together release the value in unwanted clothing to help not only our environment, but our neighbors in need as well. Supporting textile reuse and recycling is not only good for the environment, but also for our communities.
SA has become the largest non-governmental social service agency across Canada. Our social service include food banks, community & family services, shelters, day cares, and emergency disaster relief services to just to name a few. A large part of our work is driven and funded by our Thrift Stores.

14. THANK YOU!
Tonny Colyn
National Director Business Development and Sustainability, The Salvation Army, National Recycling Operations Canada Phone: ext
“Grow the textile waste diversion industry: help the environment, help our economy, and help our communities. A triple net bottom line like no other in the waste industry, a win for all!”