Royal Trinity Hospice shops have backed a new accreditation standard for recyclers who trade with charity shops. The Trader Recycling Universal Standard (TRUST) has been devised by a coalition dedicated to boosting standards in the recycling sector.
TRUST has the backing of more than 2,500 charity shops across the UK as well as the Charity Retail Association, Textile Recycling Association and other waste reduction and recycling experts.
Royal Trinity Hospice along with British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Oxfam, The Salvation Army and Sue Ryder, has pledged to only deal with TRUST- accredited organisations when trading donated items that cannot be sold on the shop floor.