Why choose a TRUST certified trader?
Confidently choose a reputable partner
TRUST is improving and maintaining standards within the recycling sector. By choosing a TRUST certified trader you can be confident they have been through a rigorous auditing process benchmarking them against the best industry practices and regulatory guidelines.
Safeguard your reputation
TRUST certified traders are independently audited to ensure they are following best practice and regulatory guidelines. This protects the reputations of those working with them.
Join the movement
TRUST has the full support of The Charity Retail Association, as well as over 3,700 charity shops across the United Kingdom who have committed to only trade with TRUST certified organisations.
Meet your sustainability goals
The inclusion of waste in exports is a huge environmental problem for this industry. TRUST requires companies that export used goods to demonstrate that they are segregating and responsibly disposing of waste.
It’s completely free
All the costs of auditing are passed onto the merchants, so it is completely free to commit to working with TRUST certified traders.
Save your time and resources
We do the audits and background checks so you don’t have to!
Robin Osterley, Chief Executive, Charity Retail Association
“TRUST is one of the most important and exciting initiatives we have come across in our sector and should make a significant difference to the probity and standards of the collecting industry. All CRA corporate members who buy from our charity members must have the TRUST certification, as we believe it is crucial to giving our sector the confidence that they are dealing with reputable, sound, environmentally aware and effective businesses. We are grateful to those of our charity members who have put so much time and effort into developing the standards and processes and are looking forward to the time when TRUST certification is widespread throughout the recycling and collecting supply chain.”
Nicola Jibson, Merchandise Manager, Royal Trinity Hospice
“As a sustainability focused business operating within the circular economy, we have a responsibility for the entire life cycle of any donations that leave our doors. If that’s leaving in customers purchases, it’s encouraging them to re-donate back, and if it’s leaving to be sold to a recycling merchant, it’s ensuring that all the items are re-used or recycled in a way that has the most minimal environmental impacts. TRUST gives us the confidence that we are selling to the most responsible merchants, helping us to limit our impact in this area.”
Our signatories
Our signatory commitment: “We fully support the ongoing work of TRUST to raise standards among merchants trading in used goods and commit to only trading with TRUST-certified merchants wherever possible.”
