Welcome to Clothing Please

Where Every Piece of Clothing Finds A Second Life

Founded on a simple yet powerful idea – that no piece of clothing should ever go to waste – Clothing Please has grown from humble beginnings into a global force for environmental sustainability. As part of the Environmentally Concerned Organisation (E’Co), we are the epitome of the “Textile Fashion Circular Economy”.

Our Story

Over 45 Years of Impact and Trust

What began in a small UK workshop in 1978, where we transformed old clothes into mechanics rags, has blossomed into a global movement for sustainable textile recycling. Innovative “Trade – Not Aid” programs were created in developing countries, empowering communities worldwideto turn textiles into livelihoods.

Our Mission

A Journey of Purpose and Progress

We believe every piece of clothing has value, regardless of its condition. While others might see a torn shirt or worn-out pants as trash, we see potential. Through innovative recycling methods, we keep textiles circulating in the economy, ensuring less than 1% ends up in landfills.

Our Impact

Making a Real Difference

Every year in Australia, 720,000 tonnes of clothing are sent to landfills. That’s equivalent to each person throwing away about 28 kilograms of clothes annually. Together, we can change this. By partnering with Clothing Please, you’re joining a movement that’s proving waste is simply a resource in the wrong place.

Who We Work With

Our partnerships span across communities and industries:
• Schools and educational institutions
• Charities and nonprofit organizations
• Fashion designers and manufacturers
• Retail businesses and corporations
• Government bodies
• Local community groups

Community Care : 

In Western Australia, we’re more than just a recycling service. We provide free clothing to those who need it most, working closely with domestic violence survivors and child protection services. We believe that caring for our planet goes hand in hand with caring for our people.

Our Commitment to Transparency : 

We track all our consignments and shipments providing reliable data validation to all our clients and partners, ensuring you can trust your contributions make a real difference.

Join Our Mission

Weaving a Sustainable Future

This isn’t just about recycling only. It’s about rethinking. When you choose Clothing Please,
you’re fighting waste, fuelling change, and dressing the future in hope.

Priority # 1 SHOULD BE OUR OWN PEOPLE IN WA

If you have no money, you cannot buy food or even go to an op-shop for clothing.

For many years, we have provided, free of charge, any items you have entrusted to us for recycling to Aussie battlers in need.

Respect & Transparency

We want you to know that Clothing Please is a for-profit business, not a charitable organisation. Our profits are reinvested to preserve the environment and help people ensuring a better environment for our generations. We are not an Op-shop and do not compete with charitable organisations.

If we have an item you need and you are eligible, you receive it free of charge. We assist men, women, and children, and support government agencies, Christmas appeals, and charitable organisations restricted by internal policies.

We support victims of domestic abuse, disabled individuals, house fire victims, the homeless, the unemployed, and those suffering financial loss. We collaborate with businesses and organisations dedicated to enhancing their ESG (Environmental and Social Governance) programs. Your contributions are vital. Without them, we cannot support those in need or save the environment. Believe in us, there are many ways to help without donating money.

Step 1. We Collect Your Goods from Perth & Regional WA

You start this journey by entrusting us to recycle all your old clothing properly regardless of condition and to ensure they don’t end up in landfill, but they save the environment and help
people.

Step 2. We Sort Collected Goods at Our Warehouse in Perth

Step 3. Exporting and Creating Jobs by Recycling

The surplus clothing is baled and exported to our sorting facilities

Where we sort, grade, & bale into:

Good Clothing for Africa

1. Clothing sent to Africa creates jobs so they can feed their families

2. After good clothing is sent to Africa - 20-25% is Cotton Rag. So we cut it up and send it back to Australia as rag wipers.

ECOWIPES​

Another WORLD OF E’Co Initiative

See why mining, oil, gas and so many more industries prefer ECOWIIPES

Zero Landfill Commitment

E'Co recycles 99.99% of all textiles collected in Australia, ensuring nothing goes to waste and contributing to a cleaner planet.

ISO Certified Quality

The only company in Australia supplying Wipers to ISO 9001 & 14001 Accredited Management Standards, guaranteeing reliability and sustainability.

Carefully Handled

Every ECOWIPE is produced by humans, with all buttons, zips, pins, and foreign objects removed to maintain high standards.

Metal Detection for Safety

We guarantee that all wipers undergo metal detection, ensuring safety and quality for every use.

Extensive Stock & Variety

ECOWIPES come in huge stocks with a wide range of grades, ready to meet the needs of different industries.

Global Supply Solutions

Order as little as 1 Block or scale up to export containers for your international locations.

Sustainable Closed-Loop System

E'Co is the only company in Australia that collects and recycles used wipers, providing a fully circular and eco-friendly solution.

Fast & Reliable Delivery

We meet your logistics needs with same-day despatch, ensuring your order reaches you on time.

40+ Years of Industry Leadership

As a manufacturer, E'Co has been supplying some of the world’s most iconic companies and brands for over four decades.

Giving Back with Eco Pay It Forward

Beyond recycling, we reinvest in our community, supporting Aussie Battlers through our Eco Pay It Forward initiative.

Join the E'Co Revolution Today

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Australia’s Leading Recycled Wipes.
Join some of the World’s most Iconic companies that have trusted us for over 40 years.

20 Blocks Order Can Save 7,200kgs of CO2

3. Creating more jobs. We send the 5-10% of garments that cannot be cut up as rag wipers to be recycled and made into new clothing, or blankets

4. Finally, 1-5% is scrap which would normally go to landfill! Not E’Co. E’Co have found a way, along with used, dirty, contaminated rags, to convert into feed stock for another new environmentally friendly process.

E’Co can recycle 100%, so why landfill clothing when Recycling and Re-Using can create jobs in Australia, help Australians in need, and create even more jobs for people in 3rd world or developing nations ?

E’Co has been changing lives in Africa since the early 80’s

We Created jobs in Africa

We Created 40+ Year Friendships

Checking Operations in Africa just prior COVID

E’Co -"Trade - Not Aid"
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Profits with Purpose

See where we invest our profits. Not because we are asked to, but because we feel it's important to do so.

E’Co is committed to the responsible recycling of used clothing, both within Australia and beyond. But in March 2023, a troubling narrative emerged: discarded Australian garments, dubbed “Dead White Man’s Clothing,” were polluting African beaches and landfills. This wasn’t just a media headline; it was a crisis of environmental responsibility. To directly combat this issue, and to protect Australia’s reputation, E’Co took decisive action. We established a new, locally-run operation in Africa, specifically to collect and recycle clothing left behind by profit-driven exporters. Now, we employ individuals on the ground, ensuring these garments are recycled responsibly, preventing it from reaching beaches and landfills

Clothing Please is truly the “Epitome” of the Textile Fashion Circular Economy. Because no one does it better.

Next See What Inspires Us

We witnessed firsthand the brutal reality of life in Africa. We documented their struggle, the faces of 29 orphans and families scraping by on discarded trash, their stories etched in photographs and reports. Moved by their struggle, we redirected part of our funds to help them.

Today – we have helped convert desperate prostitution and abandoned
orphans / children into sustainable families – just by recycling old clothes, shoes and bags.

45 Years of Impact

People, Planet, & Power of Old Clothes

For over 40 years, we’ve seen firsthand how a simple donation of old clothes can transform lives— providing families with fresh food and education. This journey has sparked a passion within us to keep pushing forward. When you combine that passion with our unwavering commitment to protect the environment for future generations, you have a powerful driving force. At Clothing Please, our mission is dedicated to you. Without your support, our efforts to secure a better future for our families—whether in our own neighborhoods or overseas —would be incomplete. We’re not asking for money; we’re asking for your used clothing. United, we can make a far greater impact in preserving our environment.

Join us today and help create a legacy of hope and sustainability.

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