BAG It Up Ltd, one of the UK’s leading clothing and textile recycling companies, is celebrating its latest milestone of £7m raised for its partner charities, thanks to donations from the great British public.

Among those to benefit is the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance which has received £2.7m, raised through the recycling scheme since 2006 and which, according to a spokesman, “is a huge achievement and helps us to continue providing a life-saving service to our community”.

Residents, businesses and community groups across the UK have been recycling their unwanted clothing, shoes and household linens with Bag It Up’s partner charities for more than a decade.

The clothing and textile recycling company’s partners are UK-based, regional charities, including air ambulances, hospices and sporting associations. Each of these life-saving or life-changing charities rely on the support and generosity of the public, local businesses and community groups in their respective localities to remain operational.

Bag It Up designs and manufactures their own clothing recycling banks at their in-house fabrication unit. After numerous tried-and-tested designs, they now own the UK patent for their no-key, anti-theft bank mechanism, which has ensured all donations are safe and secure whileawaiting collection.

Currently with a network of around 1,400 clothing recycling banks around the UK, and 11 charity partnerships, Bag It Up is extremely proud of what they have achieved to date, particularly with the current market conditions.

Sherie Williams-Ellen, charity manager for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, said: “We are always grateful to our supporters for choosing to recycle their textiles in support of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. The £2.7m raised through our recycling scheme since 2006 is a huge achievement and helps us to continue providing a life-saving service to our community.”

To find out where your nearest Bag It Up clothing recycling bank is, visit biugroup.co.uk and click on the bank locator, or call 01422 418618.