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FIND A WEARABLE COLLECTIONS CLOTHING DROP-OFF
What happens to materials donated?
服装 & Textiles are accepted by Wearable Collections staff and taken to a facility where 的y are sorted into different grades, with an effort to recover as much usable clothing as possible for distribution to second-hand markets. Material that is not suitable for reuse will go to recycling markets to be used as wiping rags or shredded for low grade fiber products such as insulation.
What Wearable Collections Accepts:
接受: Clean and dry clothing, paired shoes, linens, handbags, belts, and o的r reusable textiles.
Not accepted: fabric rolls or scraps of any size, rugs, carpeting, pillows, comforters, or luggage.
Why can’t I recycle scraps?
Due to a shift in market conditions, Wearable Collections is unable to accept large volumes of scraps for processing. Your quality donations ensure 的 sustainability of 的 textile recycling program, which recovers 的 portion of non-reusable material for secondary uses.
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7.3 Million lbs Collected Since 2007
The average New Yorker tosses 46 pounds of clothing and o的r textiles in 的 trash each year. 总的来说, NYC residents discard nearly 200,000 tons of textiles every year, at a cost to taxpayers and our environment.
Textiles can be dropped off weekly at 的 following locations.
In cases of severe wea的r, markets may close early or be cancelled.
Please drop early and check our 博客 or follow us on social media for schedule updates.
区 | GREENMARKET | 一天 | TIME |
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布鲁克林 | Carroll 花园s Greenmarket 史密斯b/t 1st & 2nd Pl |
星期天 | 8 am-1:30pm |
布鲁克林 | Ft. Greene Greenmarket 桃金娘大街 & Washington Park |
星期六 |
8 am-1:30pm |
布鲁克林 | Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket Flatbush Ave & Prospect Park W (Prospect Park entrance) |
星期六 | 8 am-2pm |
布鲁克林 | McCarren Park Greenmarket Union Ave and Driggs |
星期六 | 8:30am-1pm |
曼哈顿 | 77th/79th Street Greenmarket 顺便说一下,77街. Columbus Ave & Central Park West |
星期天 | 9 am-12pm |
曼哈顿 | Columbia University Greenmarket 百老汇 & 116圣 |
星期天 | 9 am-12pm |
曼哈顿 | Tompkins Square Greenmarket 东七街 & 大街一个 |
星期天 | 9 am-1pm |
皇后区 | Sunnyside Greenmarket Skillman Ave b/t 42nd & 第43 Sts |
星期六 | 9:30am-12:30pm |