Some don’t Give a Sheet® but you can
It's time to donate your unwanted towels, sheets and household linen so they can go on to have another life.
two ladies collecting bundles of sheets from the back of a ladies car
That dodgy doona cover your mum bought you, the towel with the annoying bleach mark or your Nan's entire collection of bedding! In true Marie Kondo style, it's time to thank them for their service, and pass them on.
For the fourth year, Sunshine Coast Council is partnering with BlockTexx® to deliver Give a Sheet® for the Planet - the popular textile recovery event that gives unwanted sheets and towels a second life.
How it works
Residents are invited to gather unwanted clean towels, sheets and household linen and drop them off at Chancellor State College Secondary Campus, Sippy Dows, Saturday, November 14, from 8am to noon. This is a drive through event.
Using its Australian-developed S.O.F.T.™ process, Separation of Fibre Technology, BlockTexx® recovers polyester and cellulose from end-of-life textiles and remanufactures them into PolyTexx® recycled PET pellets and CellTexx® cellulose. These high-grade materials can be used by manufacturers across the textiles, building, manufacturing and agriculture sectors.
Supporting a circular economy
Sunshine Coast Council Environment and Liveability Portfolio Holder Cr Maria Suarez said the event was just one of the ways Council was delivering on its Resource Recovery Strategy 2023.
"Give a Sheet® is a great way to clean out the cupboards and an easy way to support a circular economy - last year our community diverted close to 3 tonnes of linen from landfill," Cr Suarez said.
"Many of us have linen and towels languishing in the back of the cupboard that will never see the light of day, and while the ideal is to extend the life of those items through reuse or donation, sometimes we just have too much.
"Give a Sheet provides a great alternative to disposal and ensures valuable resources remain in circulation and out of landfill.
"This year’s event also continues to support local animal rescue organisations, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology and Sunshine Coast Animal Rescue, ensuring even worn textiles get a second chance at life."
Australian-first textile recovery solution
BlockTexx® Co-founder Adrian Jones said community enthusiasm for textile recycling continued to grow.
"People are often relieved to discover there is a better alternative to sending old household linen to landfill, particularly when those items are no longer suitable for reuse or donation,” Mr Jones said.
“Through our S.O.F.T.™ process, we recover the polyester and cellulose from the unwanted linen and remanufacture them into high-grade materials that can then be used by manufacturers across many industries including textiles, building, manufacturing and agriculture.
“Having access to a commercial-scale textile resource recovery solution here in Australia gives Sunshine Coast residents a practical way to keep valuable materials in circulation.”
Event details
When: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8am to noon
Where: Chancellor State College Secondary Campus, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs (drive through drop off available)
What: Drop off clean sheets, towels, pillowcases, quilt covers and household linen that are no longer wanted or usable.
Accepted fibres: Include cotton, polyester and man-made cellulosics such as bamboo, viscose and rayon.
Leave out: clothing, anything fluffy such as doonas, pillows or mattress toppers.
Consider organising a collection through your school, workplace, sporting club or neighbourhood before attending.
Weather: the event will go ahead rain, hail or shine. Follow the Facebook event page for updates.
Further information
To stay tuned for event updates, follow the Council's Facebook event page or visit the Give a Sheet website for info about the event.
To learn more about reducing waste and recycling correctly, visit Council's Waste and Recycling webpages.
Find out more about BlockTexx®, our world leading textile resource recovery partner. Visit the Blocktexx website.