Giving Uniforms New Life

AROUND® is Arrow’s full-service uniform recycling programme, created to reduce textile waste and help organisations take practical climate action. We manage the full lifecycle of your uniforms, from design to reissue and repurposing, ensuring every garment is handled responsibly at end of use.

Whether you're aiming to meet sustainability goals or make a meaningful local impact, AROUND® gives you a credible way to lead by example.

Landfill waste? Gone.

Over 12.5 tonnes of uniforms diverted from landfill and counting.

Measurable ESG impact

Annual Sustainable Impact Reports to strengthen your reporting and transparency.

Circular, not disposable

Uniforms are transformed into useful products like insulation, boxing bags and more.

Built into myArrow™

Easily opt into recycling or reissue directly from your existing uniform portal.

Lower carbon footprint

Every kilo recycled prevents approx. 3kg of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere.

Proof of progress

Branded dashboards and data you can share — with staff, stakeholders or customers.
How AROUND® works

How AROUND® works

AROUND® makes uniform recycling simple, secure, and genuinely impactful. Here's how we do it:

  • Collect retired uniforms through trusted return channels
  • Sort and assess based on condition and fabric type
  • Repurpose into boxing bags, insulation and more — or reissue via myArrow™
  • Report on outcomes with your own annual Sustainable Impact Report

We’re with you at every step — ensuring seamless integration with your existing Arrow services and a measurable difference for your team, your brand, and the environment.


See below for more on how AROUND® helps us close the loop.

Giving Old Uniforms a New Purpose

Through our AROUND® Recycling Programme, we’ve partnered with the Champions Initiative (formerly the Billy Graham Youth Foundation) to turn retired uniforms into something new — boxing bags. These have been donated to support their community academies, where youth build confidence, discipline, and life skills through sport.

Each bag is filled with shredded Arrow uniforms that are no longer in circulation, keeping textile waste out of landfill and giving back to the next generation in a meaningful way.

🥊 Get your own boxing bag here.

AROUND® Recycling Programme

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Winner: Sustainability

Recipient of the NAUMD Innovation Award 2025

As Featured by NAUMD

"Arrow Uniforms’ AROUND® Recycling Program sets a new standard for circular textile waste reduction in New Zealand and Australia.

Developed in-house, AROUND® is a closed-loop recycling initiative that repurposes end-of-use uniforms into functional products like signage, insulation, boxing bags, and gym mats.

Unlike third-party recycling services, Arrow controls the entire process—from collection to transformation—ensuring transparency and accountability.

Every uniform is sorted, weighed, and reported back to clients with emissions data, allowing them to measure their sustainability impact.

Since launch, AROUND® has recycled 17.5 tonnes of uniforms, targeting 50 tonnes by 2026. With 28 clients already participating, Arrow aims to grow that number to 200 by 2025.

AROUND® proves sustainability and profitability can coexist, turning waste into valuable products while driving environmental and community impact."