The Leading FREE clothes recycling & fundraising programme in Wales!
Dragon Bags is a free fundraising scheme supporting schools, charities and community groups across Wales.
Dragon Bags is proudly based in Cardiff and delivers clothes recycling collections across South Wales, Mid Wales and North Wales.
Let us support your fundraising goals, divert textiles from landfill, educate young people and help the planet. Flexible solutions to suit your needs and achieve your goals!
Join our programmeHow it works….
STEP 1
Complete our ‘JOIN OUR PROGRAMME’ form today and one of our friendly team members will be in touch.
Once you share your contact details, our team will then onboard you to the programme, including sharing access to free promotional and education resources and an optional welcome call!
STEP 2
It’s time to start promoting your clothing collection drive! Make your collection week obvious to your audiences, pin up posters, send emails, post on social media, send letters to parents!
Our top tips guide gives some great ideas on how you can make the biggest collection! Remember to ask parents or participants to bag their own clean items to prevent the use of unnecessary plastic bags, and follow our what we accept guide!
STEP 3
Choose a suitable collection date and ask your audiences to bring their clean bagged clothing donations on that day, ready for our driver to collect. If you have space to store bags, you can also begin collecting in advance and contact us when
you’re ready.
Our driver will weigh everything on site and provide a collection receipt of the weight collected. Don’t forget to capture photos or videos to share your success!
STEP 4
Once we’ve collected and weighed your items, we confirm your payment for your hard work!
This payment is made to your chosen bank details at the end of the month. You will also receive a free digital certificate for you to share with your groups!
Areas we cover…
Dragon Bags is proudly based in Cardiff and delivers clothes recycling collections across South Wales, Mid Wales and North Wales postcodes.
South East Wales
Cardiff
CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14,
CF15, CF23, CF24
Newport
NP10, NP18, NP19, NP20, NP22, NP23
Caerphilly
CF82, CF83, NP11, NP12
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47, CF48
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37, CF38, CF39, CF40, CF41,
CF42, CF43, CF44, CF45, CF46, CF72, NP11
Vale of Glamorgan
CF61, CF62, CF63, CF64, CF71
West Wales
Carmarthenshire
SA14, SA15, SA16, SA17, SA18, SA19, SA31–SA34
Pembrokeshire
SA61, SA62, SA63, SA64, SA65, SA66, SA67, SA68, SA69, SA70, SA71, SA72, SA73
Ceredigion
SY23, SY24, SY25, SA40, SA44, SA45, SA46, SA47, SA48
Mid Wales
Powys
LD1, LD2, LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, LD8, SY15, SY16, SY17, SY18, SY19, SY20, SY21, SY22, SY23
North East Wales
Wrexham
LL11, LL12, LL13, LL14
Flintshire
CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7, CH8
Denbighshire
LL15, LL16, LL17, LL18, LL19
North West Wales
Conwy
LL22, LL23, LL24, LL25, LL26, LL27, LL28, LL29, LL30, LL31, LL32
South West Wales
Swansea
SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4, SA5, SA6, SA7, SA8
Abercrave
SA9
Neath Port Talbot
SA10, SA11, SA12, SA13
Bridgend
CF31, CF32, CF33, CF34, CF35
Porthcrawl
CF36
Items we accept…
Items we accept
Clean, dry items, bagged in any household carrier or bin liner, including:
Adult and children’s clean clothing:
Shirts, Trousers, Shorts, Tops, Jackets, Jeans, Jumpers, Hoodies, Polos, Joggers, Gloves, New Clothes, Skirts, Dresses, Jewellery, Swimwear, Paired Shoes, Trainers, Boots, Handbags, Belts, Ties, Accessories, Clean Bedding, Clean Towels.
Items we can’t accept
Soiled, wet, ripped, odorous, heavily worn, stained, mouldy clothing and textiles:
Duvets, Pillows, Throws, Mattresses, Rugs, Carpets, Electricals, Furnishings, Workwear,
Protective Gear, PPE, Work Uniform, Underwear & Socks (unless new or with tags), Fabric Offcuts or Scraps, Bath Robes, Slippers, School Uniform, Soft or Hard Toys / Teddies, Books.
Why choose Dragon Bags as your clothes recycling partner?
Dragon Bags is delivered by an experienced UK textile recycling organisation with over 16 years of experience working with schools, councils, charities and community partners.
Funds paid directly to your organisation
Transparent collection records and digital receipts, registered with Fundraising Regulator
Responsible recycling and reuse approach
Access to educational workshops, talks and classroom resources all about recycling
Trusted by hundreds of schools and charities across Wales
We focus on long-term partnerships, helping you build sustainable fundraising year after year.
Already our partner and need a collection?
Complete our Book a Collection form below!
Not yet a partner? Complete our registration from instead.
Ready to join and start collecting?
Complete the Join our Programme form below and one of our team will be in touch!
Already a partner and need a collection? Complete our book a collection from instead.
