Our January Bank it and Bank It Recycling Championship is back! Help us raise £100,000 during the month of January 2024 by donating your unwanted clothing, shoes and handbags.
Find your nearest recycling locationHow it works
This short video gives you an overview of how to donate clothing to us and what happens after you put them in one of our recycling banks. We kindly ask that when donating your clothing, please do not leave bags outside the clothing banks.
From everyone at The Fire Fighters Charity, thank you for helping us to support members of our UK fire family.
Recycling Income
We run a successful recycling scheme which provides a valuable source of revenue for the Charity at no financial risk to the Charity.
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£1m
Help us reach our goal this year
With your help we can continue to increase the amount of money we raise each year from various forms of recycling.
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£220
Per tonne of clothing
We receive £220 per tonne of donated clothing to our fire station clothing banks.
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970+
Fire stations have recycling banks
We have recycling locations all over the UK. You can use the map below to find the one closest to you.
How to get involved
Use the links below to learn more about our clothes recycling initiative and to download tools which you can use to promote your local stations recycling bank.
Calling all fire stations
Who will be our best clothes recycling fire station in England, Scotland and Wales in 2024?
Our Bag it and Bank It Recycling Championship is back. We're asking stations across the country to see how much clothing and textiles they and their local community can recycle, and we’re aiming to reach £100,000 during the month of January.
The competition is once again split into regions and the best station in England, Scotland and Wales will receive a prize for their station as well as the coveted 'Rag' trophy.