About the company - Wtórpol Sp. z O.O.

Wtórpol, as one of the few companies in Poland, has successfully implemented two important ideas – closed-loop economy, using 100% of sourced raw material, and corporate social responsibility – sharing revenues with society.

Giving up imports in favor of managing clothes collected exclusively in our country, creating a modern clothing sorting plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, a network of its own second-hand stores, gaining customers in dozens of countries around the world and finding a use for clothes unfit for wear – the production of cleaning cloth and alternative fuel not only brought profits and gave jobs to thousands of people, but also contributed to improving the environment.

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Why should you trust us?

We are implementing the idea of second circulation

Every item that goes into the container gains a second life.
We are a company with Polish capital

We give jobs to thousands of people and contribute to improving the environment.
We have over 30 years of experience

Sensing the market, responding quickly to its trends and making sound business decisions has been part of our history for years.
We export products to 36 countries

Exclusively carefully selected clothing, in accordance with the customer's order.
We conduct a number of social actions

Sustainability, environmental education, promotion of responsible fashion, all based on the idea of zero waste.
Support Eco Textil Foundation and PCK

Over three decades, the company has donated more than 40 million zlotys to charity.

Learn about our history

1992

This is where it all started

It started with a single bus, which the Wtórpol founder used to bring used clothing from Germany to Poland in the 1990s. Today, the company is one of the world's largest in textile processing and gives employment to more than 1,000 people.

1995

Production of factory cleaner

We recycle the most worn, unwearable clothes into industrial cleaning cloth - an indispensable product for industry. The cleaning cloth goes to Polish factories, and is exported. 100% recycling of damaged clothing is of great importance for the environment

1998

We are starting to export to African countries

We currently export clothing to 36 African countries. A visit to the company's headquarters by a bizeswoman from Malawi who showed up in the middle of winter in flip-flops and summer clothes to offer cooperation that continues to this day has gone down in history.

2003

Clothing collection begins

Containers to which anyone can donate unwanted clothes are appearing in increasing numbers throughout Poland. Thanks to this, textiles do not end up in landfills, but are given a second life.

2006

First second-hand clothing store

The best quality clothing goes to the first "second hand" store. Today, Wtórpol has a large, still growing network of stores, operating under the TekStylowo co-brand. 30,000 people visit our stores every day, buying clothes of great quality at attractive prices.

2012

Eco Textil Foundation is being established

The country's flagship and unique "Bicycle for the Disabled" program. More than 6,000 special tricycles worth more than PLN 10 million. In this way, we help develop independence for people with mobility dysfunctions

2016

Opening of modernized production hall

At present, thanks to the use of modern technologies, we process 350 tons of textiles during an eight-hour shift, Clothing is sorted into 120 assortments, the process of textile recycling is handled by a 1000-person team. Assuming that there are five pieces of clothing per kilogram, we sort one and a half million pieces of clothing in one shift!

2017

Alternative Fuel Production

Launch of a new process line adapted to the production of high-calorie, environmentally safe fuel

2022

Wtórpol in numbers

84 million kg of processed textiles annually
- Our products go to 36 countries in Africa Europe and Asia
- 100 second-hand stores appearing under the brand name TekStylowo
- More than 40 million zlotys donated to charity
- 100% of textiles managed

2023

Investment in renewable energy sources

A photovoltaic farm, one of the largest in the Świętokrzyskie region, has been built next to a sorting plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna. The 17,000-square-meter panels have a capacity of 1.1 Megawatts. The installation will cover 45 to 50 percent of the plant's electricity needs. The renewable energy investment cost eight million zlotys.

We are one of the few companies in Europe that operates according to the closed loop principle. Clothes of the best quality go to second hand stores or for export. Textiles of inferior quality are recycled.

What’s more, we share our profits with those in need by operating a network of more than 200 free rehabilitation equipment rentals, Poland’s only online free rental service, and conducting other charitable activities