Uniform Recycling

We have now completed the two-year transition to the ‘new’ Centenary Collection for the academic and core PE uniform, so all students should now be in the correct uniform.

Thank You for Recycling

Many thanks to everyone who took advantage of our three recycling days to sustainably dispose of old branded uniform. This program has now concluded for this year, but we will look to hold another recycling day in Term 2 2027 at the conclusion of the AGSV/APS Sport Uniform transition period.

Please do not bring any items for recycling to the P&F Shop or the School.

Thanks to your efforts we have diverted over 1.6 tonnes of textile waste from global landfills. Our ethical and sustainable partner, AFTER. will now transform the unwearable uniforms into new yarn.

Learn about where the uniform goes

AFTER. Recycling Home Collection

If you still have uniform (and other textile) items that require recycling After. also offers a home collection service once per month which can be easily booked online. Each booking also comes with a discount voucher (up to 40%) for an Australian sustainable brand! Visit the website for details:

Items accepted by After.

  • Clothing & Uniforms
  • Bedding & Linen (Including pillows)
  • Fabric scraps & offcuts
  • Shoes (in pairs only)
  • Socks

NOTE: they are unable to accept underwear.

Other providers

The following organisations also offer uniform and textile recycling programs:

  • H&M & Zara offer free recycling programs in select stores for all kinds of clothing and textiles in any condition (Zara also accepts shoes, linen, and accessories). Both have large stores at Chadstone Shopping Centre. Check their websites for details.
  • Savers & Salvos – good quality non-branded items can be donated to a local op shop, or there are several large donation centres nearby:
    • Savers Moorabbin: 430 Warrigal Road, Heatherton VIC 3202
    • Salvos Mentone: 46/50 Florence Street, Mentone VIC 3194
    • Salvos Cheltenham: 1216 Nepean Highway, Cheltenham 3192

We appreciate the ongoing support of our students, parents, and staff in maintaining our uniform standards and embracing sustainability. Your efforts make a real difference!

What we can accept

While we’re proud to support families and promote sustainability, by prioritising material reuse and keeping uniforms out of landfill, this recycling service does come at a significant cost to the School. To manage this, we can only accept old branded uniform items (i.e. clothing with the School crest or name).

All other non-branded items (e.g. old shorts, pants and skirts) can be recycled via alternative channels (see below for options) or they remain as part of the ongoing uniform (e.g. school bags and rugby jumpers).

We can only accept the following MENTONE BRANDED items:

  • ✓  Blazers
  • ✓  Knitwear (with crest)
  • ✓  Shirts (with crest)
  • ✓  Ties
  • ✓  PE tops, shorts/trackpants, jumpers & jackets
  • ✓  House tops
  • ✓  Dresses & Tunics
  • ✓  Knitted scarves
  • ✓  Rugby tops*

*NOTE: Rugby tops remain as part of the uniform. However, The Shop is no longer accepting them as there are already a significant number of secondhand rugby tops in stock. As such, we will accept rugby tops as part of this recycling program for families who no longer require them.

How it works – easy as 1-2-3!

  1. On a designated recycling collection date, drive into the Bayview Carpark
    (via Naples Road) and park your car.
  2. Bring your CLEAN branded items to our manned sorting station.
  3. Items will be verified and sorted accordingly.

Please don’t bring items for RECYCLING to the School or P&F Shop before this day as we are unable to store them. 

What happens to the uniforms?

We’ve teamed up with After, an ethical and sustainable textile recycler who will transform unwearable uniforms into new yarn, reducing landfill and supporting a circular economy.

Options for non-branded items

For those items we cannot take, there are several options to consider:

  • After. also offer a paid monthly home collection service for all textiles including clothing, uniforms, fabric scraps, offcuts, bedding and linen, as well as bags and shoes.
  • H&M & Zara offer free recycling programs in select stores for all kinds of clothing and textiles in any condition (Zara also accepts shoes, linen, and accessories). Both have large stores at Chadstone Shopping Centre. Check their websites for details.
  • Savers & Salvos – good quality non-branded items can be donated to a local op shop, or there are several large donation centres nearby:
    • Savers Moorabbin: 430 Warrigal Road, Heatherton VIC 3202
    • Salvos Mentone: 46/50 Florence Street, Mentone VIC 3194
    • Salvos Cheltenham: 1216 Nepean Highway, Cheltenham 3192

We appreciate the ongoing support of our students, parents, and staff in maintaining our uniform standards and embracing sustainability. Your efforts make a real difference!