Product end-of-life treatment: recycle, repurpose, or recover!
Every year, millions of items of workwear and PPE end up in landfill. At SMI, we believe safety shouldn’t come at the cost of the environment.
Our Divert from Earth scheme makes it easy for your business to dispose of old, damaged, or expired PPE responsibly.
From textiles and PPE to helmets, gloves, and boots, our recycling boxes offer a simple, secure, and affordable way to recycle and repurpose materials.
Good news! It’s easy to keep your old gear out of landfill and give it a new life.
Follow these simple steps:
So far this year, 1,820 recycling boxes have been sold, helping us divert 31.2 tonnes of CO₂e from landfills.
SMI can provide you with a certificate to share!
Used gloves can build up fast, but they don’t need to end up in landfill.
Through Divert from Earth, we help you recycle your gloves responsibly and reduce environmental impact.
Gloves we can help you recycle:
From steel toe-caps to composite boots, safety footwear is bulky and tricky to dispose of.
Our scheme ensures safety boot recycling is simple, safe, and environmentally responsible.
We accept:
Hearing protection is essential, but once it’s past its best, it shouldn’t go to waste.
Our initiative makes ear defender recycling easy and compliant.
Hi-vis workwear is critical on-site, but it does wear out over time.
With Divert from Earth, you can recycle hi-vis clothing safely, ensuring materials are recovered and branded items are destroyed first.
Garments we accept:
Jackets, overalls, and trousers make up a large part of PPE waste.
Our scheme lets you recycle workwear efficiently and protect your business’s sustainability credentials.
Workwear we can help you recycle:
Helmets and hard hats play a vital role in keeping teams safe, but once they reach the end of their lifespan, they need to be replaced.
Through our Divert from Earth scheme, we provide a straightforward way to recycle expired head protection responsibly, keeping materials out of landfill.
We can help you recycle:
Disposing of PPE responsibly isn’t just about compliance; it’s about protecting people, brands, and the environment.
One of our customers, Equans, needed a trusted partner to help with the safe disposal of PPE during the EDF contract demobilisation.
“Over the past 12 months, we have been actively involved in the demobilisation of the EDF contract.
"As part of this project, it was essential to ensure that our existing PPE was disposed of responsibly and in alignment with our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) guidelines."
"In collaboration with our preferred partner, SMI, we successfully coordinated and managed this initiative…
From initial meetings through to final payment, communication remained strong and consistent. Even when last-minute changes arose, both companies were flexible and responsive - nothing was ever too much to ask.”
Equans, EDF Contract
Join the growing number of businesses taking action to reduce PPE and workwear waste.
Insight
Our 2025 ESG Report is live! Working with a sustainable supplier like us goes beyond good intentions, it’s about real benefits for your business.
Insight
By partnering with SMI, we offer our customers a seamless way to safely and securely dispose of their workwear. This convenient solution ensures that no items end up in landfills, offering a hassle-free and affordable recycling option. From textiles and PPE to safety helmets, gloves, and boots, our recycling boxes make it simple to recycle and repurpose materials responsibly.
Insight
We believe that we can minimise our impact. That's why we a portion of profits from our Everyday Earth products will directly fund marine conservation project Delta Blue Carbon, Pakistan.
