by Adam Baruchowitz | Nov 15, 2013
Moving and Recycling from Blue Barn Pictures, Inc. on Vimeo.
We are super excited to announce the launch of our new collection program with our friends over at Movers Not Shakers. Together we hope to ease the burden of moving while adding a Eco-friendly element. No more rushing to the nearest thrift store, hauling 10 bags of unwanted clothing when you have 100 other things on your list to accomplish before the move. Simply put those bags aside as recyclable and we will handle the rest.
Your clothes, textiles and shoes will be placed in a re-usable plastic bin and delivered to our facility in Movers Not Shakers’ biodiesel vehicles.
Not only did your move just get easier, it also got a whole lot greener. As, if all this goodness wasn’t enough, the proceeds generated from this collaboration will be donated to a yet to be determined charity.
by Adam Baruchowitz | Nov 2, 2013
Wearable Collections is very proud of our reach: servicing over 200 residential buildings, collecting at over 26 weekly greenmarkets, and hosting drives with hundreds of organizations annually. No matter how creative we get with our hubs of collections, there was something our community seemed to crave and now we have opened it: The Drop Spot.
Located at 180 W 9th st in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The Drop Spot is a storefront in which we have placed a chute in the front to accept your donations. The tentative hours of operation will be 8am – 8pm. The Drop Spot is a bin you can trust!
by Adam Baruchowitz | Nov 1, 2013
Together with Walkable Collections, we’re asking you to help us divert some of the 300million pairs of shoes that head to our landfills annually and give them new life. Bring Your Shoes To Work Day allows a variety of companies/entities to participate in recycling and environmentalism by simply encouraging their staff, students, guests to recycle their shoes.
It’s super easy- all you need to participate is to print and place a flyer (provided below) next to a collection box in a convenient location and help get the word out to everyone. Walkable Collections can place a branded box as pictured here or you can use your own. Once the box is filled up, a pick up time will be scheduled during normal business hours.
Link to print-ready flyer
We accept all types of used shoes, sneakers and boots EXCEPT ski boots, roller-blades or singles, please! Walkable Collections is the shoe recycling division of Wearable Collections.
If you’re outside of NYC, we will send you a shipping label, and cover the cost of freight! If your company would like to help with shipping costs – Please send your box(es) of shoes here.
Who knew being philanthropic could be so easy!
Walkable Collections is the shoe recycling division of Wearable Collections.
Check out some of the companies already involved!
Any questions please email info@walkablecollections.com
by Adam Baruchowitz | Jul 11, 2013
This video is a hyper view of a day in the life of our Greenmarket Collections. We are now collecting in 29 weekly markets at 26 different locations. We collected over 3000 lbs of used clothing and textiles at this market. We want to thank our incredible partner GrowNYC and all of our wonderful recyclers out there who have helped us divert over 2 Million lbs of clothing and textiles from landfills through this greenmarket program.
To find a greenmarket near you, please check HERE
by Adam Baruchowitz | Jun 20, 2013
Today we’d like to spotlight one of Wearable’s all-star collectors. Erika Waldron of Beacon, New York, reached out to us a few months ago looking to host a clothing drive in an effort to help the environment and raise money for her child’s elementary school.
Erika’s clothing drive collected an outstanding 5,250 pounds of textiles and raised $520 for Sargent Elementary School.
We interviewed Erika recently to learn all about her clothing drive and what made it a such a success.
1) How did you hear about Wearable Collections?
I don’t remember exactly. I think I found the link on a NYC recycling site or something similar.
2) What made you want to host a clothing drive?
I do not like to throw things in the garbage which could have another use. I was ecstatic to find Wearable Collections. I am also a parent and PTO member so this seemed like a great opportunity to recycle and raise money for school programs.
3) What people or organizations/institutions assisted you in the clothing drive?
The Sargent Elementary School PTO volunteers helped with our drive.
4) Was the clothing drive for the benefit of any particular individual or foundation, etc.?
Yes. The funds raised benefited the Sargent Elementary PTO which sponsors field trips, classroom supplies, school assemblies, etc.
5) Was it difficult to organize the clothing drive?
No. There were very few steps to organizing our clothing drive. It was much less work than some of the other PTO events.
6) What was your favorite part of the clothing drive?
The positive community reaction is the best part. People expressed their gratitude for the chance to recycle textiles.
7) If you had any advice for other individuals interested in hosting a clothing drive, what would it be?
Try hosting a drive at least twice. The second year could be better than the first. People will tell their friends. Someone will have missed it but want to donate the next year. People who remembered last year’s drive started contacting me in January and February to see if we were doing it again.
8) What do you think was the key to hosting such a successful clothing drive?
Advertising was the key. We had announcements in the local paper, a radio station, flyers in businesses and parks. Flyers went home with students. We put up flyers in Beacon and neighboring towns.
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