Commercial recycling for end-of-life straps and lifting gear across the South West
Straps & Lifting Gear Recycling — Cornwall & South West
Lifting straps, ratchet straps, cargo lashing, slings, and associated lifting gear have a finite working life — and once they've reached their inspection limit or failed a load test, they must be taken out of service immediately. But retiring lifting gear safely and compliantly is a challenge many businesses across the South West face without a clear solution.
Why Recycle Your Textiles?
What we accept:
Ratchet straps and cargo lashing
Webbing slings and lifting straps
Round slings and endless slings
Chain slings and associated textile components
Mixed lifting gear loads — textile and combined metal/textile
Coverage:
Commercial volumes can be collected from your site across Cornwall and the wider South West. Smaller quantities can be brought directly to our Truro yard — contact us to confirm before your first visit.
Who it's for:
Haulage and logistics operators, construction and civil engineering contractors, marine and offshore businesses, manufacturing and warehousing operations, plant hire companies, and any commercial operator retiring lifting equipment at scale across Cornwall and the South West.
Why proper disposal matters:
End-of-life lifting gear that is simply discarded or donated risks finding its way back into use — with potentially catastrophic consequences. Correct disposal with documented waste transfer notes ensures retired equipment is genuinely taken out of service and provides your business with a clear compliance audit trail.
Textiles are one of the most resource-intensive materials on the planet to produce. Every kilogram of fabric that ends up in landfill represents wasted water, energy, and raw materials — resources that could be recovered and returned to the supply chain if the right recycling route is in place.
The scale of the problem is significant. Across the UK, an estimated 350,000 tonnes of clothing alone goes to landfill every year. When you add carpets, curtains, bedding, uniforms, and industrial textiles into the picture, the volume of recoverable material being lost is enormous — and much of it is happening in businesses and organisations that simply don't have an accessible, affordable recycling option in place.
In the South West, accessible textile recycling for commercial volumes has historically been difficult to find. Collections have been expensive, processors have been distant, and the result has been predictable — textiles going to landfill not because businesses don't care, but because the alternative has felt too complicated or too costly.
Recycling your textiles has three clear benefits for your business. First, it diverts material from landfill — reducing your environmental footprint and supporting your sustainability commitments. Second, it keeps you on the right side of your duty of care obligations — with documented waste transfer notes for every collection. Third, it positions your organisation ahead of incoming regulatory changes that will increasingly require businesses to take responsibility for the end-of-life management of the textiles they use and produce.
The good news is that with Cornwall Recycling Group, commercial textile recycling across the South West is now straightforward. We handle the collection, the documentation, and the processing — so you don't have to.
EPR & Textiles — What Businesses Need to Know
Extended Producer Responsibility — EPR — is the regulatory framework that places responsibility for the end-of-life management of products on the businesses that produce, import, or sell them. You'll likely already be aware of EPR in the context of packaging, where new obligations have been rolling out across the UK. Textiles are next.