Particular features of the FWS container system

The FWS container system has for decades been one of the established means for picking up old clothes. With a comprehensive coverage of 20,000 collection containers FWS is one of the leading companies - and this not just in Germany, but also in the neighbouring European countries. Associations, towns, municipal authorities and the retail trade appreciate the stationary collection service we provide - FWS - from Sylt to Karwendel: Your partner in matters relating to old clothes.

• Optically pleasant, plunder-proof and entry-proof old clothes containers in accordance with the latest criteria
• Free installation of old clothes containers in sufficient potential at the agreed citizen and customer-friendly sites
• Release of the property owners and those giving approval from claims from third parties, which may ensue from the installation and emptying of the containers within the framework of the conditions of the statutory liability insurance
• Permanent acceptance of old clothes, shoes and other textiles using a low-noise mechanism around the clock
• Free maintenance and care of the containers and the locations as well as repair and replacement of containers
• Emptying of the collection containers at least once a week to suit the needs of the customers by local service teams
• 24-hour complaint and emergency service with central contact for all locations
• In addition to the existing charitable collections (no competition, as only 15% participation of the population in street collections)
• Own cost-effective recycling without support from the public sector
• Environmentally-friendly sorting of the old textiles by hand in up to 250 types; raw material marketing domestic and in European countries as well as worldwide as required
• Almost 100% recycling quota within the framework of the trade cycle and waste disposal law
• Financing of charitable, social and humanitarian tasks of associations and organisations or rental income for the providers of the container locations

Technical data of the containers:

Total height with landing skids: 2200 mm
Total length: 1150 mm
Total width: 1150 mm
Size of the disposal flap: 1000 x 1000 mm
Size of the front opening: 600 x 400 mm
Material: 1.5 mm strongly galvanized stainless steel
Lock to secure the disposal flap
Weight: 220 kg