Who Your Donated Bed Linen and Towels Help
Your old sheets and towels help three groups of people. They help whoever uses them next, often someone setting up a home for less. They raise money for the charity you choose. And they keep local people in work. All of it starts with our free doorstep linen and towel collection.
- People setting up a home
- Your chosen charity
- Local jobs
1 · The next owner
People who need bedding and towels for less
Most of the bed linen and towels we collect are used again. We sort every bag by hand at our warehouse. Some items stay in the UK, and others are sold abroad at affordable prices to people who can’t easily buy them new.
A set of sheets or a stack of towels is one of the first things anyone needs in a new home. That includes a student moving into a first flat, a young couple furnishing a rented place, or a family starting again after a hard year. Buying all of it new adds up quickly. Good second-hand bedding means a made bed and a dry towel for much less. The journey from your doorstep is on what happens to my bed linen and towels.
A home made comfortable
A fitted sheet, a duvet cover and a couple of pillowcases can turn a bare room into somewhere that feels like home. These are everyday things, but they matter.
Towels that still do the job
A bath towel that has faded a little still dries just as well. Bath, hand and tea towels are all useful to someone. See can I donate old towels?
Animals too
We’ve even rehomed bed linen and towels to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, to be used as cosy bedding for the animals in their care.
A clear-out of the linen cupboard also frees up space at home. It feels better when you know the sheets you no longer use are going on to be useful.
2 · Charity
The charity you choose
When you book, you choose where your donation goes. A large percentage of the proceeds from your bedding and towels goes to that charity, and every collection adds to the total our donors have raised.
RSPCA
Rescuing, caring for and rehoming animals in need, and working to prevent cruelty.
Action for Children
Practical help and protection for children and young people across the UK.
Together for Short Lives
Support for seriously ill children and their families, working with children’s hospices.
Advance
Free, confidential support for women, including women facing danger at home.
You can also choose to plant trees with Ecologi instead. You pick your cause each time you book, so you can support a different one with every clear-out.
3 · Jobs
People in work
Every collection is work for real people. Our drivers collect from your street. The team at our warehouse sort every bag by hand and decide what can be used again. Then there are the people who sell the bedding and towels on to their next owners.
Close to home
Collected near you
We collect from homes across most of England and South Wales, so the work starts on your own doorstep. Find your area on areas we cover, or see our linen collections in Yorkshire.
Sorted by hand
Care at every step
Hand sorting means good sheets and towels aren’t lost in a heap. It is skilled, steady work, and it is the reason most of what you give goes on to be used again.
Making your donation count. Give bedding and towels that are clean and dry, because those are the ones that help most. Keep sets together, with pillowcases folded inside their matching duvet cover. Tie your bags closed so nothing gets wet, and leave them out by 7am on your collection day. Not sure what to include? Start with what bed linen and towels can I donate? and how do I donate my bed linen and towels?
Related reading
More on donating bed linen and towels
- What happens to my bed linen and towels?
- Why shouldn’t old sheets and towels go in the bin?
- How does donating bed linen help the planet?
- See what your clear-out could save with our green calculator
Ready to pass your sheets and towels on? Book a free doorstep collection, bag everything up, leave it out on the day, and we’ll take care of the rest. Other questions are answered on our frequently asked questions page.
Ready to donate your linen and towels?
It’s free, you don’t need to be at home, and you choose the charity your donation supports.