Bed Linen
Cotton and polycotton, mostly single and double sizes.
Graded on stains, thinning and tears. Lower grades are excellent wiping-rag feedstock.
Used bedding and linen bales.
Used bedding and linen bales and household textiles, graded for reuse or recycling. 4 categories, each available as graded bales for sorting houses and wholesale buyers.
Blankets & Throws
Heavy per piece; demand peaks ahead of winter.
Checked for pilling and moth damage.
Bath & Kitchen
Absorbent cotton terry and linens.
Worn towels go straight to the wiper stream; good ones resell well.
Curtains & Drapery
Large, heavy pieces; lined curtains weigh most.
Sun fading on one face is common and is graded.
ReferenceHow we grade
Primary sorting
Collected stock (credential: as it comes out of banks and shops) is opened and separated into broad streams: clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, household textiles, and non-textile contamination removed.
Grade A, B and C
Each stream is graded on condition, style and brand into Grade A (cream / premium), Grade B (standard commercial) and Grade C (utility / low grade). Grade definitions are written into every Ragtrail contract, because the words alone mean different things to different sellers.
Tertiary sorting
Graded stock is sorted again by category (garment type, gender, age), by season (summer, winter, mixed) and by fabric, so a buyer can order exactly what their market sells: for example Grade A men's winter jackets, or Grade B children's summer mix.
Non-rewearable processing
Items that cannot be worn again are not mixed into wearable bales. Cotton-rich textiles are cut into wiping rags; the rest goes to fibre recycling (shoddy, insulation, felt). Footwear that cannot be paired or repaired is processed separately.
Full explanation: What is grade A, B and C used clothing? and How clothing sorting and grading works.
Next step
Quote for bedding & household textiles bales.
Tell us grades, categories and volume; we come back with a price per kilo.