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New Life for Old Clothes
In April, as part of Earth Month, we brought back textile recycling programs from Smartwool Socks and Cotton. We recycled over 175 pounds of socks and 103 pounds of denim through Smartwool’s Second Cut Project and Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program. Both programs collect used material, so it can be recycled back to its original fiber state and transformed into something new—like dog beds, insulation, and even new socks!
Better yet, some of the jeans collected were still wearable, so we donated them to folks in need of new clothing. A few pairs of jeans did not contain enough cotton (90%) to be recycled through the program, so we recycled them through Goodwill. By recycling old clothing and diverting textile waste away from landfills, we’re doing good for our community and the earth. Thank you for preventing almost 300 pounds of textiles from ending up at the dump.
Ways to Recycle Old Clothing & Textiles
Missed the collection period in April? No problem! If you have clothing or fabric scraps that can’t be donated, don’t throw them away! There are a few companies who can recycle them, some of which give you rewards just for sending in your scraps.
Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green™ | bluejeansgogreen.org
Goodwill | Mount Vernon & Sedro-Woolley, evergreengoodwill.com
Ridwell | ridwell.com
Trashie | trashie.io
Retold Recycling | retoldrecycling.com
In Rotation
Bag ladies, this one's for you… SO. MANY. SHOPPING. BAGS. In Rotation is a solution for the extra reusable shopping bags you have piling up. When bring-your-own bags replaced single-use plastic bags, we overcorrected the problem.
OVER 10 BILLION reusable bags were manufactured in 2023.
And if you’ve got too many, that’s a problem. You can put those bags to good use, today. You can ship them to In Rotation, who will sort the bags. Bags that can still be used are sent to partners like food banks, who often have to purchase new bags. Bad bags get recycled accordingly. Voila!
Visit inrotation.co to keep your bag in rotation.
