TRAID (Textile Recycling for
Aid and International Development) was launched in 1999 as an alternative
to the more traditional style of high street charity shops. Today they have
over 700 clothing banks across London and the North of the England, using
the money to fund overseas development projects and recycling schemes. Unwanted
clothes that are donated are hand sorted or redesigned and reconstructed
to make new recycled garments, and sold through through their charity shops.
