Recycling of clothes that are unfit for wearing

They get recycled as wipes for use in factories etc.

Better to use the bins in municipal facilities where they are less likely to be contaminated or interfered with

I think most local authorities have them but I don't know if they all have clothes banks.

You'd need to check your own local authority website.

My local place keeps the clothes bank beside the security hut so it's supervised during the day.

Out of hours the yard is locked so nobody can interfere with the bin.

Believe it or not some people dump domestic waste in them when they are left in car parks or forecourts etc.

Ballyogan takes textiles including old clothes.

Just scroll to the bottom of this link and download the pdf.

I didn't check the other facilities but you'll know which will suit you best.

This is what should happen but if the clothes get into the wrong hands they can get dumped.

Shocking stuff.

But the OP has already done the hard yard by wearing the clothes almost to destruction.

And now prepared to do the right thing by recycling them.

There is a supply chain in place. The charity shops get paid by the ton for rag but the charity shops really want resaleable clothes i.e. good quality clothes from brands rather than disposable fashion from the chain stores. A good charity shop manager will do the sorting of clothes themselves as the "volunteers"(sent by social welfare office) generally have no clue what donations of clothes are worth putting out on the floor.

The rate per ton in Ireland is not as good as in other countries.