Question 1

How do I become a member?

Accepted Answer

You can easily sign up in one of our shops! Just tell one of our volunteers you would like to become a R:evolve Recycle member and they will show you how to fill in the membership form. You will then receive your membership card with 5 free points that you can spend straight away.

Question 2

What will you do with my data?

Accepted Answer

Our project is grant funded and in order to keep the swap shop service free we have to report on particular environmental and financial savings we achieve. The LEAP Enterprise SCIO is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.  We will never share your personal data with third parties.  For a full copy of our Privacy and Data Security Policy simply send us an email at enquiries@revolve-recycle.co.uk.  This will explain in more detail how we use your data, how we store it and how we keep it safe.

Question 3

Can I donate without being a member?

Accepted Answer

R:evolve's aim is to keep textiles in circulation in our communities. We measure our weights in and our weights out. Our project is most successful when customers bring things in and take them away. Therefore, we only accept donations in our shops from members and we would ask you to become one before you donate - it's free. You will then have points for the items you give us to "spend" in store. If there is nothing in the shop you want to swap when you are bringing clothes in, your points never go out of date so you can come back in a week, a month or a year and swap at R:evolve.

Question 4

What can I bring in?

Accepted Answer

We accept ladies, gents and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories, and haberdashery. We also accept unused swimwear, with the tags on.
We do not accept any dirty items, used swimwear, underwear or bric-a-brac.

Question 5

How do I get points?

Accepted Answer

When you become a member with R:evolve Recycle, you get 5 free points. After that, you will get points for the clothes you bring in.
We use a very simple 1 point system in our shops. You will get points for each item that you bring to us up to a maximum of 10 points per transaction.

Question 6

Is there a limit on how much I can bring to the swap shop?

Accepted Answer

You are allowed a maximum of 10 points on your card at any one time so we ask that members only bring a few items of clothing at a time to keep their points topped up. We can accept larger donations but please bring these to our base at 56 Hamilton Road, Cambuslang G72 7LD.
Sometimes we may use our social media platforms to request specific items for partnership agencies that we work with. In this case, we would accept large donations.

Question 7

What happens if I lose my membership card?

Accepted Answer

If you lose your membership card, we can issue you a new one. However, any points you may have had on your old membership card will be lost and your new membership card will have 0 points on it.

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