Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste

Buying out clothes and footwear – activity with waste from shoes and textiles

Nord Holding is engaged in buying out clothes – we offer you the opportunity to get rid of your old and unnecessary clothes by giving them for buying for a payment.

The company will assist you with buying out second-hand clothes including clothes collection, sorting and delivery for reuse or recycling.

In this way, we help reduce the negative environmental impact of fast fashion, which produces tons of new clothes that quickly become waste.

What types of clothes does Nord Holding buy out?

We buy the following main groups of clothes:

  • Reusable clothing

Reusable clothing that is NOT contaminated with other waste and/or hazardous substances;

  • Non-reusable clothes

Non-reusable clothes – torn, soiled, etc., which can be given for recycling and extraction of valuable resources from them.

The footwear and textile waste (FTW) activity carried out by Nord Holding is related to separate collection, transportation, storage, preparation for re-use, recycling and recovery of:

Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste clothing

CLOTHING

Clothing that is reusable.

Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste shoes

TEXTILES AND SHOES

textiles and shoes unsuitable for reuse – waste that can be recycled or utilized;

Textile waste production waste

PRODUCTION WASTE

waste obtained during the production of textiles and shoes itself – secondary products that are the result of the production process.

Where do we have sites for buying out clothes?

Our company invests funds for the building new sites for different groups of waste including clothing and textile waste.

In order to ensure the accessibility of different customers to depots for buying out clothes, we also partner with other companies in the country, as well as with the municipalities in Bulgaria. Deliver waste of old clothes to the most convenient site for you in the country.

When giving large quantities of clothes and are not able to transport them to our depots, please contact our team to arrange their transportation.

Why should you trust Nord Holding for buying out clothes?

Nord Holding can be your trusted partner in buying old clothes because:

Our company guarantees ecological and lawful treatment of a wide range of waste also including clothes;

In this way, you contribute to our living in a cleaner and greener environment, as well as to the optimal management of resources.

We’re an established leader in buying out clothing waste and its treatment – we will buy your clothes fast and pay you right away.

Frequently Asked Questions

We buy clothes that are suitable for reuse as well as those that are unusable but can be delivered for recycling.

Almost all textile waste is recyclable, but for this purpose it must be pre-sorted in at our sites, as different materials have different recycling procedures.

You can deliver your old and unnecessary clothes to our depots in the country or by contacting us and asking us to transport them from your address – for larger quantities of textile and shoes waste.

Recycling process

  • ACCEPTANCE
    Textile waste is collected manually from the containers intended for the purpose and transported to the recycling plants by means of specialized transport.
  • SORTING
    Collected textile waste is sorted into reusable and non-reusable fractions. The reusable fraction is checked manually, piece by piece, by a sorting expert.
  • CLEANING
    Sorted textile waste is disinfected, and non-textile elements such as buttons and zippers are removed from non-reusable textile waste using special knife tables. Reusable textile waste is additionally washed in special washing machines for industrial use.
  • PACKAGING
    Textile waste is baled. Baling is very important because it protects clothes from pests that can spread easily, keeps clothes organized and makes them easier to handle and transport.
  • TRANSPORTATION
    Recycled and baled textile waste is handed over to other companies for proper recovery.
    Waste reprocessing companies are selected based on the environmentally friendly methods they use. Waste is handed over only to licensed companies which guarantees the effective recovery of recycled textiles.
  • RECYCLING AND RECOVERY:
  • REUSABLE TEXTILE WASTE IS RELEASED FOR RESALE.
  • NON-REUSABLE TEXTILE WASTE IS RECOVERED OF AS FOLLOWS:
Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste  mixed fabrics

MIXED FABRICS

Usually with added polyester –
they are burned, as it is impossible
to separate the different
fibers in the textile.

Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste natural textile

100% NATURAL TEXTILE

Cotton, wool and linen
products – sorted by color and material. Textiles are pulled into fibers or shredded and then recycled.

Дейност с отпадъци от обувки и текстил (ООТ) Textile waste from shoes

WASTE FROM SHOES

Shoe waste is sorted,
metal parts are removed and materials are separated.

Usability of the raw materials obtained

Recycled waste textile and
footwear is reused in various fields:

  • TEXTILE INDUSTRY
    Textile waste is reused for production of new textile products.
  • CONSTRUCTION
    Textile waste is reused for thermal insulation, wadding, flooring for sport fields, etc.
  • AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
    extile waste is reused for sound insulation and fillings.

Benefits

Waste textile and footwear are accepted against payment by the supplier.