where to take worn out clothes & textiles

[mayfly]

Can anyone tell me where I can take old worn out clothes, sheets, pillowcases etc that are not fit for charity shops?

Is it just household waste or does the Old Kent Road recycle such stuff?

I want to avoid it going to landfill.

Some pairs of trousers could be turned into shorts and

One king size cotton sheet with a tear could be made into pillowcases if anyone is interested.

[Castleton]

Charities can use 'rag' type items as long as you tell them. They are given money by weight

[Sally Eva]

If you put it in a clothing bank or give it to a charity shop marked "rags" they will be able to sell it. I have reused worn out sheets and patched them. The problem can be that the whole sheet is worn out and weakened and it simply tears in different places.

[Pugwash]

St Christopher's take rags - just tell them in the shop and they will put with their rag section which is then sold to a dealer.