Old clothes

Where can I hand in old clothes?

Around 500 tonnes of old clothes are put into an old clothes container or handed in at street collections in Bocholt every year. Here you can find out where to find the nearest used clothing container and what belongs in it.

Drop-off points

Institution	Address	Acceptance times
Clothes Closet ev. parish	Bonhoeffer House Dinxperloer Str. 173	Monday and Friday: 9 am - 12 pm Tuesday: 2 - 5 p.m. Thursday: 3 - 6 p.m.
St.-Josef Clothes Closet	Schwertstraße 24	during the day permanent drop-off possible
KARO department stores'	KARO department stores' Kreuzstr. 18 - 20	Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Clothes collection, Kinderschutzbund	Ebertstrasse 17	Monday - Friday: 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 3 - 5 p.m.
Old clothes container Wertstoffhof	Schaffeldstr. 74	Tuesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 am - 1 pm
Street collection	Dates in the ESB waste calendar

Frequently asked questions

What belongs to the old clothes?

Wearable, clean clothes
Bed linen
Table linen
Shoes bundled in pairs

What does not belong to the old clothes?

Rags
Fabric scraps
Stuffed animals, toys
Torn, dirty, unusable clothes
Curtains
Blankets

What do I have to consider?

Please only put old clothes in sealed bags in the containers or at the old clothes collection.

Please make sure to put the bags in the containers and not next to them.

Rags, fabric remnants and other unusable items are residual waste and belong in the residual waste bin.