As Earth Day approaches on April 22, the largest homegrown auction site, eBid.net is encouraging members to clear out their closets and recycle unwanted clothes via its site to hundreds of thousands of eager buyers of second hand items.

It is estimated that more than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year, with most of this coming from household sources. Textiles make up about 3% by weight of a household bin. At least 50% of the textiles we throw away are recyclable; however, the proportion of textile wastes reused or recycled annually in the UK is only around 25%.



As a dedicated person to person auction site, eBid’s garage-sale business model, where one man’s trash is another’s treasure, actively supports and enables recycling. eBid sells tens of thousands of second hand clothing items each year. With over 2.4m listings across 9,000 categories, a vibrant international buying and selling membership base in 18 territories across the UK, US and Canada, Africa, Asia and Australasia, unlimited free listings and low or zero sales fees, eBid.net makes it easy to recycle and turn unwanted items into cash.

eBid co-founder, Mark Wilkinson says that he’s proud to head a business that provides a simple route for people to recycle. He says: “Whatever businesses can do to support the planet we must ensure that we make it a priority and I believe that by reducing the amount of clothes dumped into landfills each year is a great step.”