Sorting and recycling

What to do with a garment

1. Whatever its condition. Wearable, holed, stained or torn — all of it is collected. Sorting centres separate what can be worn again from what becomes insulation, wiping cloth or new fibre.
2. Clean and dry. Wet or soiled textiles spoil the rest of the bag and can send a whole batch to incineration.
3. In a closed bag. Tie it shut, up to about 30 litres, so nothing is lost or contaminated in handling. Pair shoes together by the laces.
4. To a collection point. Street containers, collection points in shops, charity shops and civic amenity sites all take textiles. In France you can find the nearest one through your commune or the national collection point map.

Do not put textiles in the household waste bin, and do not put them in the recycling bin with paper and packaging — that stream cannot process them.

Before you let a piece go

Repair comes before recycling, and it is usually the cheaper option. A dropped hem, a split seam, a lost button and a small tear are all straightforward for a local alteration workshop. In France a repair bonus scheme run under the textile producer responsibility arrangements contributes to the cost of certain repairs carried out by approved workshops; your commune or the scheme’s own directory will list those near you.

Every piece we sell lists its fibre composition and its cloth weight, which is what a repairer needs in order to match thread and technique.

The packaging it arrived in

• Cardboard box and paper mailer — paper and cardboard recycling.
• Unbleached tissue — paper recycling, or keep it, it is useful.
• Paper tape and paper labels — leave them on the box; they are made from the same material.
• Delivery note — paper recycling once you no longer need it as proof of purchase.

There is no plastic in our packaging, so nothing needs separating out first.

Producer responsibility

Textiles, household linen and footwear placed on the French market fall under an extended producer responsibility scheme. Producers contribute to the collection, sorting and treatment of what they sell, in proportion to the volume they place on the market, and must publish a unique identifier issued on registration.

Scheme

Refashion (textile, household linen and footwear)

Registry authority

ADEME

Unique identifier (IDU)

Registration is in progress. The identifier will be published here, on the terms of sale and on every product page as soon as it is issued. We do not display a number before it exists.

What we do not claim

We describe what a piece is made of, how heavy the cloth is and where it was made. We do not describe anything on this site as biodegradable, compostable, climate neutral, carbon offset or environmentally friendly. Those are claims that require substantiation we do not hold, and under French law they may not be made without it.

Questions

Write to support@chanamod.space if you are unsure what to do with a piece. We would rather answer than see it thrown away.