The National Association for Charitable Textile Recycling

Research and Tools from NACTR

Reports, guides, and toolkits for communities, municipalities, and charities working to keep textiles in use.

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Textile Transformation Nova Scotia: Phase II

Three new reports on what is donated, why it is not always resold, and where it can go next.

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Waste Characterization Study

Exploring what is in the textile donation stream.
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Donation Etiquette Analysis

Analyzing donation behaviours that promote reuse.
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End-Use Pathways Brief

Researching viable solutions for end-of-lift textiles.
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Textile Transformation NS: Phase I

Landscape scan forming policy and stakeholder groundwork that Phase II builds on.
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AFTeR Impact Report 2021

Economic, environmental, and social impact of textile reuse in Atlantic Canada.
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Donation Bin Operator Code of Conduct

The standards NACTR members commit to when operating donation bins.

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