Project Boomerang - Salvos Stores textile recycling hub

The Queensland Government is investing $4.97 million to support Salvos Stores to establish a cutting-edge circular economy textile hub in Brisbane. Through Project Boomerang, Salvos Stores will install Australia’s first automated textiles sorting and decontamination solution. The facility will have the ability to sort donated textiles into material type and remove buttons and zippers, allowing for further recycling and reuse.

Australia is among the world's largest consumers of textiles, with people purchasing on-average an estimated 27 kilograms of clothing and textiles annually. Much of the nation’s discarded clothing ends up in landfill. The Queensland Government is committed to supporting textile recovery, reuse and recycling, raising awareness about the environmental impacts of clothing waste, and promoting circular economy practices.