Repair and re-use...

• It is always preferable to re-use before recycling, so if an old garment can be refurbished at reasonable cost, our expert workshop will do so. Repaired and refurbished items then make their way to appreciative new owners via our second-hand outlet.

  You can buy restored garments in great condition, and at a generous saving from the Páramo Recycled eBay store. All refurbished clothing carries a 12 month warranty.

Recycle...

• If an item is beyond repair, it is stripped of any useful components and baled up ready for shipping to a specialist recycling facility. We aim to use a chemical recycling process which, unlike traditional textile recycling, preserves the value and quality of the material. This ensures the material doesn't enter a spiral of "downcycling" which eventually ends up in landfill. Your old garment will become high quality fabric rather than cheap and disposable cushion filling.

Recycling reduces the need for landfill...

• By recycling polyester, we divert it from the main alternative which is to bury it at landfill sites. Creating new landfill sites is becoming increasingly difficult to do without destroying areas of natural habitat and aesthetic beauty. The less polyester we send to landfill, the less we have to dig up the countryside.

Recycling reduces carbon dioxide emissions...

• Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a greenhouse gas, and as such a driver of climate change. There are two ways in which recycling polyester can reduce CO₂ emissions. Firstly, it eliminates the risk of the fabric being incinerated as a means of disposal, which would release the carbon locked up in the material. Secondly, it requires less energy to recycle polyester than is required to replace it with virgin polyester made from scratch. Most of the energy used in industry still comes from burning fossil fuels, so a saving in energy means a saving in CO₂ emissions.

Recycling reduces the demand for extraction of raw materials...

• The raw material used to make polyester is crude oil. Extracting oil from the ground is a dirty business, laden with environmental and social risks (see Deepwater Horizon, Canadian tar sands, Amazonian pollution). By recycling polyester, we conserve the material we've already extracted and help reduce the need for more drilling.

Our fabrics are uniquely suited for recycling...

• The Nikwax Analogy fabric system is what makes Páramo waterproof clothing so durable and easy to repair. This same system, which avoids the need for mixed materials, membranes and taped seams, also makes our gear uniquely suited for recycling. It uses 100% polyester, which unlike most other materials, can be broken back down to its basic building blocks and reformed into new fibre.

Please print, complete and send this form with your freshly laundered garment to the address below. Once we receive your garment and completed form, our Customer Service team will send you a confirmation email containing your discount code which can be used online or in our Brand Stores.

Páramo Recycling Scheme,
Páramo Ltd,
Unit F, Durgates Industrial Estate,
Wadhurst, East Sussex,
TN5 6DF.

Drop your laundered garment in at one of our Brand Stores, at one of our participating retailers or, alternatively, you can bring it along to any Páramo direct event.

You'll be able to use your discount that very same day. Alternatively, the staff in our own brand stores or at Páramo events can arrange for an online code to be sent to your email address for use at a later date if you prefer.

Only garments made with genuine Nikwax Analogy or Páramo fabrics will be accepted into the recycling scheme. By entering a garment into the Páramo Recycling Scheme, the participant surrenders ownership of the garment to Páramo Ltd. In exchange, the participant will receive a discount on an immediate in-store purchase, or will receive an online voucher issued by Páramo HQ for use on the Páramo website. In either case, the discount will be awarded according to the following criteria:

The in-store discount applies to purchases made at a Páramo Brand Store or at Páramo direct events only, and cannot currently be used with third party retailers.

Páramo cannot take responsibility for any items lost in the post, and suggests that participants retain proof of postage.