TRUST – Trader Recycling Universal Standard
A certification for traders in second hand clothing, textiles and household products
Why choose a TRUST certified trader?
Confidently choose a reputable partner
TRUST is improving and maintaining standards within the recycling sector. By choosing a TRUST certified trader you can be confident they have been through a rigorous auditing process benchmarking them against the best industry practices and regulatory guidelines.
Safeguard your reputation
TRUST certified traders are independently audited to ensure they are following best practice and regulatory guidelines. This protects the reputations of those working with them.
Join the movement
TRUST has the full support of The Charity Retail Association, as well as over 3,700 charity shops across the United Kingdom who have committed to only trade with TRUST certified organisations.
Meet your sustainability goals
The inclusion of waste in exports is a huge environmental problem for this industry. TRUST requires companies that export used goods to demonstrate that they are segregating and responsibly disposing of waste.
It’s completely free
All the costs of auditing are passed onto the merchants, so it is completely free to commit to working with TRUST certified traders.
Save your time and resources
We do the audits and background checks so you don’t have to!
Textile Recycling Association
We are the UK’s trade association for collectors, sorters, processors and exporters of used clothing and textiles.
The main objectives of this Association are:
- to represent the interests of its members internationally, nationally and locally.
- to be a major force in creating a favourable climate within which merchants can operate to advantage.
- to strengthen the economic opportunities for all our members by promoting all forms of textile recycling and the second-hand clothing/shoe recycling industry.
- to highlight the major environmental, social and economic benefits that the industry brings both here in the UK and in other parts of the world.
- to promote best practice in the industry.
Our members are collectors, graders and processors of used clothing, textiles and shoes and they operate throughout the United Kingdom.