Aldi’s UK business started a new recycling scheme this week, supporting its burgeoning partnership with The Salvation Army.
Consumers can now register online to drop preloved clothing and textiles off at lockers outside participating Aldi stores – the items will be collected and resold or repurposed by The Salvation Army to support its work helping vulnerable people.
Aldi has been working with The Salvation Army’s charity trading arm SATCoL since spring 2024. The partnership sees unsold Aldi Specialbuys, such as kitchen accessories, home furnishings and clothing, distributed to the charity at a reduced cost so they can be resold.
The extension of the Aldi-The Salvation Army partnership also involves InPost, which provides the locker network and online booking system for the recycling service.
Luke Emery, national sustainability director at Aldi, said: “This is a great and innovative way to expand our partnership with both InPost Lockers and The Salvation Army, and will allow shoppers to donate clothing at our stores for the first time.
“At Aldi, we’re all about providing convenience and efficiency and this new service means customers can recycle clothes with no extra hassle.”
Neil Kuschel, CEO of InPost UK, remarked: “This partnership with Aldi and The Salvation Army makes donating clothes to those in need easier than ever.
“InPost Lockers never sleep, meaning consumers will be able to make safe and secure donations to The Salvation Army 24/7. Thanks to this new delivery service and easy-to-use QR code, giving back is now as simple as sending a parcel.”
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