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M&S and Oxfam Shwopping

Go shwopping and fight poverty with Oxfam and M&S.

Oxfam and M&S launched Shwopping in April 2012, a new idea that makes it even easier to give your unwanted clothes a second life.

 

In the first year you’ve donated more than 3.8 million garments in M&S and Oxfam shops, which is potentially worth £2.3 million for Oxfam.

 

Shwopping ambassador Joanna Lumley visited Senegal in 2013 to see the difference your Shwopping donations have made.


Joanna Lumley visits Senegal

There are two ways to go Shwopping

Donate unwanted M&S clothes in Oxfam shops  

Bring in your unwanted M&S clothes and receive £5 off a £35 spend on clothing, home and beauty products in M&S stores and online. Terms and conditions

Find your nearest Oxfam shop

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Donate your unwanted clothes to Oxfam at M&S 

Next time you pop into M&S, put any item of clothing you no longer wear (even if it's not from M&S)  into one of the 'Shwop drops' located in all stores.
Register with M&S on Facebook to earn 'points' each time you Shwop.

Oxfam and M&S

Shwopping is the latest development in Oxfam's longstanding partnership with M&S. Together, we've already raised more than £9.5 million to fight poverty - with your help, we can do even more. 


The money raised from Shwopping last year could help fund our entire programme in Nepal for a year. Here we support women's co-operatives to generate an income from agriculture and encourage them to play a bigger part in decision making within their communities. 


Nepal is also vulnerable to natural disasters and we help people to prepare for this, and support them when the worst happens. Last year we helped 200,000 people.


This project has given me a great opportunity to learn more, and has given me confidence. I had to deal with a men's group when there was conflict for the water sources. As the chairperson of the irrigation users' committee, I solved the problems through negotiation.

Kamala Bhatta, 35, Bhoneli, Baitadi, Nepal.


In 2013, Shwop at work was launched in conjunction with Business in the Community (BITC). Organisations such as local councils and universities hold Shwop at Work events where employees bring their unwanted clothes into work, drop them off and Oxfam then collects them to resell, reuse or recycle. 

We  never send clothes to landfill. Here's what happens to your Shwopping donations:

Resold

In shops, online, at festivals or through overseas enterprises, like Frip Ethique.

Reused

Garments that can't be worn again are sold to designers who restyle them for use in new collections.  

Recycled

Clothes we can't resell or reuse are sold in bulk to reprocessing companies to be reborn as mattress filling or carpet underlay.

Perfect partners

Oxfam and M&S are perfect partners. M&S knows Oxfam makes the most of every donation. And here at Oxfam, we know M&S is committed to reducing the number of clothes that end up in landfill - plus they're big supporters of our work fighting poverty. 


However you choose to shwop - whether it's by bringing your unwanted M&S clothes to Oxfam or by dropping off your old clothes at M&S when you buy something new - it's an extremely convenient way to donate to Oxfam. 


We believe that Shwopping could become the new shopping - and we're delighted to be working with M&S to make it so. We've set ourselves the ultimate goal of recycling as many clothes as M&S sells - hundreds of millions of clothes each year!

Video: Joanna Lumley explains "Shwopping"

A few useful links for your Shwopping list...

Oxfam shops.

There are 100,000+ hidden gems in-store and online, from second-hand clothes to unwrapped gifts. 
Find your nearest shop


The Shwop Facebook community

Visit the M&S Facebook page - collect Shwop points, get more chances to win exclusive Shwop prizes and get lots of Shwopping news and updates.


*Terms and conditions

You'll be given a £5 voucher for every donation you make which contains at least one item of M&S-labelled clothing (including shoes, handbags, belts, hats and scarves). Or M&S-labelled soft furnishings (bed linen, towels, cushions, curtains, throws, aprons, tablecloths and napkins).

This offer does not include donations of the following M&S clothing: swimwear, underwear, socks, or damaged or soiled items.

Only one voucher will be issued per visit.

Vouchers are subject to M&S's terms and conditions which include:

The voucher entitles you to £5 off your next purchase of £35 or more on clothing, home and beauty products in participating M&S stores.

In the Republic of Ireland the voucher will be worth €7 off purchases of €50 or more on clothing, home and beauty products.

Only one voucher can be used for each transaction of £35 (€50) or more. The voucher is redeemable only during the calendar month in which you receive it.

The voucher is not redeemable against M&S food.

The voucher is not redeemable on purchases made online or over the phone.