Donate Your Compression Garments
Help us test a compression garment reuse service — and make compression more affordable for people with lipoedema.
We're working with ACS Clothing and Heriot-Watt University to test whether pre-owned compression garments can be professionally cleaned, safety-checked, and rehomed. This is a pilot service, and your donations are what make it possible. If you have compression garments sitting unused at home, please consider donating them.
What we can accept
✅ Ready-made compression garments — tights, leggings, stockings, or arm sleeves in standard sizes (S, M, L, XL, or Roman numerals like I, II, III, IV)
✅ Made-to-order compression garments — these also come in standard sizes and are welcome too
✅ Stained items — garments are professionally cleaned and ozone-sanitised by ACS Clothing, so surface staining is not a problem
✅ Any original tags, packaging or inserts you still have
Not sure which type you have? If you can see a standard size on the label (like S, M, L or I, II, III), it's almost certainly fine to donate. If you're unsure, get in touch: compressionsupport@acsclothing.co.uk
Please don't donate
❌ Garments with holes, ladders, broken elastic, or structural damage — items that can't be resold create disposal costs that put the pilot at risk
❌ Made-to-measure garments — these are made to your specific body measurements and don't carry a standard size label, so they can't reliably be matched to a new wearer. We hope to find a solution for these in future
🏷️ Labels must be attached
Brand and size labels are essential — we cannot list or safely match items without them. Please check before you pack.
What happens to your donation
Your garment goes through a three-step process:
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Triage — each item is inspected against our quality checklist
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Clean & sanitise — accepted garments are professionally laundered and ozone-sanitised by ACS Clothing
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Rehomed — listed in the Compression Reuse Shop at a reduced price for someone who needs it
* This is a pilot service run by Heriot-Watt University in partnership with ACS Clothing and Talk Lipoedema, funded by Design HOPES. Every good-quality donation directly helps us show that this service can work for our community.