Giving a second lease of life to clothing is above all preventing it from going into a bin and being considered as waste. This is, therefore, trying to: 

•  Repair
• Personalise
• Reuse
• Sell again
• Donate:  to associations / in road-side recycling bins or in municipal recycling facilities / via in-shop collection / via door-to-door collection

Depending on the the type of collection the textiles and footwear recovered may:

• Supply the collection’s partner association / charity clothing depots for the underprivileged etc.;
• Be sold for a specific social initiative;
• Be directly exported for sale in second-hand outlets;
• Find a second lease of life when reused or recycled following sorting.

These activities generally create jobs in the sector, in particular for persons faced with employment difficulties.