The Goodness Loop
When you throw away old ready-to-retire apparel, it’s a one-way ticket to the landfill. That’s why we’ve partnered with Upparel to launch The Goodness Loop. A way for you to have an immediate impact and close the loop on items you no longer wear, need, or love. Plus, as a thank you from us to you, we’ll reward you with $35 to spend on anything from the Boody range of sustainable basics.
The Goodness Loop
When you throw away old underwear and ready-to-retire apparel, it’s a one-way ticket to the landfill. That’s why we’ve partnered with Upparel to launch The Goodness Loop. A way for you to have an immediate impact and close the loop on items you no longer wear, need, or love. Plus, as a thank you from us to you, we’ll reward you with $35 to spend on anything from the Boody range of sustainable basics.
How it works
You return, we’ll reward
Purchase your shipping label for $35. In exchange, we’ll gift you $35 to redeem on anything from the Boody range of sustainable basics.
*Applicable on orders over $85*
Terms & Conditions Apply
Pack your box
Pack your items ready for collection in a box or secure package. Your parcel must be completely sealed and your shipping label attached. A courier will pick up your parcel from your front door.
You closed the loop
How easy was that! You just diverted re-usable materials from landfills and gave them a new life. Thanks for helping us close the loop.
You return, we’ll reward
Purchase your shipping label for $35. In exchange, we’ll gift you $35 to redeem on anything from the Boody range of sustainable basics.
*Applicable on orders over $85*
Terms & Conditions Apply
Pack your box
Pack your items ready for collection in a box or secure package. Your parcel must be completely sealed and your shipping label attached. A courier will pick up your parcel from your front door.
You closed the loop
How easy was that! You just diverted re-usable materials from landfills and gave them a new life. Thanks for helping us close the loop.
Let’s close the loop on textile waste
Australians purchase 27kg of new textiles each year and then discard around 23kg into landfill—annually.
This means that as a country, we’re discarding over 6,000kg of textile and clothing waste every 10 minutes.
Did you know that clothing waste takes up to 40 years to decompose, whilst shoes can take 1,000 years to break down?
All up, the fashion industry is the 2nd largest polluting industry in the world, contributing 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon a year.
Australians purchase 27kg of new textiles each year and then discard around 23kg into landfill—annually.
This means that as a country, we’re discarding over 6,000kg of textile and clothing waste every 10 minutes.
Did you know that clothing waste takes up to 40 years to decompose, whilst shoes can take 1,000 years to break down?
All up, the fashion industry is the 2nd largest polluting industry in the world, contributing 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon a year.
The best way to combat textile waste? Buy only what you need, and recycle what you don’t.
Ready to recycle
$35.00 – $70.00
What happens next?
Reuse
If your items are sent in a suitable condition, then we can donate them to one of our charity partners for someone else to love.
Upcycle
If your items are past their prime, then we’ll work with our recycling partners to turn them into something new like a kids couch sold through upparel.
Recycle
If your items are damaged, they can be used to create new yarn or shredded and used for things like insulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clothing items (jeans, shirts, coats, etc)
Hats
Wireless Bras
Swimwear
Socks and stockings
Shoes
Linen (bedding, towels, tea towels, etc)
Fabric mattress protectors (not waterproof/plastic)
Fabric off-cuts and sewing scraps
Fabric couch covers and curtains
Bathers & Swimwear
Wetsuits
Unwashed items
Underwear
Carpet
Duvets/Doonas
Pillows/Cushions
Soft Toys
Wired Bras
Once you’ve got your textiles boxed and ready to be collected, simply book your collection through the link in your order confirmation email. After selecting your desired date this will then generate labels that will be sent to your email address for you to print and attach to your box(es). Now you can leave your package(s) outside for collection. We’ll take care of the rest!
To reduce waste and emissions we don’t send you anything to collect your items in. Your textiles can be packaged into ANY type of box (no larger than check-in luggage) — a food delivery box, grocery box or moving box would work! You can also pack your items into a durable bag or satchel.
As a reference, the package should be approximately 46cm x 41cm x 42cm, however, it doesn’t have to be these dimensions exactly!
Please note: The courier cannot collect garbage bags.
Check out our suggested packaging video below for ideas!
You will have to place two separate orders, one for each box size. Since we’ve simplified our booking process, these orders directly integrate with our scheduling system. This means booking the two separate orders will be quick and easy!
Unfortunately not. We don’t currently have the resources, infrastructure or team to manage drop-offs from the public. We’ll be sure to let our community know if this changes in the future, but for now you can organise a contactless-collection HERE.
Currently 65% of items that UPPAREL is receiving are in new or fit-for-wear condition and are prepared to be passed onto our epic Australian partners; Save The Children, Sacred Heart Mission, Ready Set Australia, St Kilda Mums and Good360 Australia! The remaining 35% are assessed for their suitability to be up-cycled into new items or recycled into new materials.
Environmentally it is best to reuse items wherever possible, so we’ll always try to reuse or repair shoes if we can! If we cannot reuse them then their materials can be of use in many ways — rubber can be shredded and developed into new products or track surfaces, basketball courts and playgrounds. Their soles can also be used to create soles for fresh shoes!
Once the textiles are sorted and identified as suitable for recycling, they are first decommissioned to remove all hardware such as buttons and zips that may contaminate the final recycled product. From there, the textiles are broken down into fine fluffy fibre through a unique mechanical process. This fluffy fibre can then be utilised as is, or compressed and used as home insulation, office partitions, couch cushions, pet beds, acoustic panelling, and so much more! Additionally, this recycled product is also completely circular. So once it reaches the end of its life, it can be thrown straight back into the recycling process and given a new life!
We offer contactless collections Australia-wide! Customers will be provided with a link through the collection confirmation email to schedule their collection for a date that suits them best.
Please note — couriers do not collect on weekends. If you live in an apartment building and do not have a safe place to leave your items, reach out via [email protected] for assistance.
Great question! The recycling fee helps to contribute towards a number of the costs involved in operating a textile recycling initiative. There are the costs associated with transporting and storing items, separating them, sorting them based on their second life use and preparing new or fit-for-wear items to be distributed to our epic Australian partners; Save The Children, Sacred Heart Mission, Ready Set Australia, St Kilda Mums and Good360 Australia! Not to mention the expenses involved with our specialised recycling process.
These costs add up quickly, which may be the reason so few retailers are engaging in on-shore textile recycling initiatives. As an independent business without any government funding, the $35 collection fee is really important in contributing towards these costs and supporting our mission as a small Australian start-up to keep textiles out of landfill and create a circular life cycle for the products we manufacture.
A credit is only issued for your first collection with a partner. Each subsequent collection that you purchase will not qualify for an additional store credit.
Your credit is valid for 30 days from the date of issue and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
*Store credit valid for your first collection only. The $35 voucher can only be applied to orders over $85 and is not valid on already marked down sale items or bundles. Only redeemable on boody.com.au
Recycle. Reward. Repurpose.
It’s a win-win-win.
Keeping your unwanted textiles out of landfills has never been easier.