GAK Textilrecycling

GAK Textilrecycling is a German textile recycling company based in Berlin. According to its official website, the company positions itself as a first choice for environmentally conscious textile reuse in Berlin, describing sustainability as being 'in the thread of our DNA'. Its core activity is the collection of second-hand textiles, which it then prepares for sustainable use. The company operates a collection infrastructure based on GAK old-clothing containers (Altkleidercontainer), into which donors place unwanted but still wearable clothing, shoes, accessories and textiles. The website states that damaged or heavily soiled items cannot be accepted. Donations are described as supporting people in need while also contributing to the reduction of textile waste and environmental protection. GAK's process begins with the collection of used clothing through its logistics operation. The garments are then carefully sorted and professionally stored in the company's dedicated warehouse. After sorting and storage, GAK distributes the higher-quality pieces to responsible companies specialising in reuse and recycling, contacting interested parties both domestically and abroad. Depending on need, used clothing is passed on to people in need or, if unusable, recycled in an environmentally sound manner. The company states that it always strives to use donations as effectively as possible. GAK Textilrecycling is recorded in Wikidata as a German recycling company. Beyond the information published on its own website and its Wikidata entry, detailed public information about its founding, ownership structure or corporate group is limited. The company's public identity is closely tied to its Berlin operations and its role in the second-hand textile collection and sorting sector.

GAK Textilrecycling is a German recycling company based in Berlin. Publicly available information about its founding date, founders and early history is limited; its Wikidata entry identifies it simply as a German recycling company, and its official website presents its current operations rather than a detailed corporate history. The company's business model centres on the collection and recovery of second-hand textiles. It operates GAK old-clothing containers in Berlin, into which members of the public deposit unwanted but still usable clothing, shoes, accessories and textiles. The website states that damaged or heavily soiled items are not accepted. This collection step is described as the donor's contribution, while the company's task is to process and redistribute the material. After collection, GAK sorts the garments and stores them professionally in its own warehouse. The higher-quality items are then distributed to responsible companies that specialise in reuse and recycling. GAK contacts interested parties both in Germany and abroad to further distribute the textiles for recycling. Depending on need, the clothing is either passed on to people in need or, where it cannot be used, recycled in an environmentally sound manner. The company states that it continually aims to use donations as effectively as possible. GAK positions its work within a broader sustainability and social responsibility narrative, describing its passion as driving a more sustainable and socially responsible future for textile consumption. Its public identity is therefore tied to Berlin's second-hand textile collection infrastructure and to the sorting and redistribution of used clothing for reuse and recycling.

Environmentally conscious textile reuse and recycling, with a focus on sustainable resource use and social responsibility.

• Second-hand textile collection via GAK old-clothing containers

  Collection of unwanted but usable clothing, shoes, accessories and textiles deposited by the public in GAK containers in Berlin.

• Sorting and storage of used textiles

  Careful sorting and professional storage of collected garments in the company's dedicated warehouse.

• Redistribution for reuse and recycling

  Distribution of higher-quality textiles to responsible companies specialising in reuse and recycling, with domestic and international contacts.

1. 1GAK Textilrecycling official websitegak-textilrecycling.de
2. 2GAK Textilrecycling on Wikidatawikidata.org