Wearable Collections » Active buildings http://wearablecollections.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Over 1,000,000 lbs of Clothing Collected http://wearablecollections.com/blog/10/over-1000000-lbs-of-clothing-collected/ http://wearablecollections.com/blog/10/over-1000000-lbs-of-clothing-collected/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:03:38 +0000 bootopia http://wearablecollections.com/blog/?p=129 2009-08-20 11.07.19 We are very proud to announce that in May we passed the One Million pounds collected mark.  No, the number isn’t as impressive as the amount of burgers served by McDonalds but we would venture to say that our environmental impact is more positive.  We really want to say thanks to everyone who has helped us along the way to reach this milestone.  We have gone from a social project to a business collecting as much as 90,000 lbs per month in over 100 residential buildings and 9 Greenmarket locations. We are nothing without the support of the people whom we service. You all deserve a round of applause! We are deeply indebted to you.

]]> http://wearablecollections.com/blog/10/over-1000000-lbs-of-clothing-collected/feed/ 1 Wearable is “doable” according to the NY Times http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/wearable-is-doable-according-to-the-ny-times/ http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/wearable-is-doable-according-to-the-ny-times/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:44:17 +0000 bootopia http://wearablecollections.com/blog/?p=95 It was a small mention in yesterday’s New York Times    environment section, but we’ll take it. In an article discussing obstacles that co-op boards have installing green initiatives, Wearable Collections service was stated as “doable”. We couldn’t agree more.

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]]> http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/wearable-is-doable-according-to-the-ny-times/feed/ 0 New Locations Announced http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/new-locations-announced/ http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/new-locations-announced/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:34:37 +0000 bootopia http://wearablecollections.com/blog/?p=88 We are happy to welcome residents in the follwong locations to our clothing recycling program: 160 w 96th st, 536 w 111st, 265 Riverside Dr. We have also ventured into the Brooklyn Navy Yards to begin collecting clothes at the uber-responsible Ice Stone. Finally, as shown in the picture, we now have a semi-outdoor bin located on Great Jones st, between Lafayette and Broadway. This bin is available for everyone. Thanks to the good peeps at eco-compassion www.greenfinds.com  If you havent been to this website yet, you must check it out. Ladies, the deals can’t be beat.

]]> http://wearablecollections.com/blog/03/new-locations-announced/feed/ 0 Wearable Collections and Stonehenge Management team up http://wearablecollections.com/blog/12/wearable-collections-and-stonehenge-management-team-up/ http://wearablecollections.com/blog/12/wearable-collections-and-stonehenge-management-team-up/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:07:23 +0000 bootopia http://wearablecollections.com/blog/?p=66 Wearable Collections wants to thank Stonehenge Management for featuring us in their Autumn 2008 mailer to their residents Going Green.  We are very appreciative that they were the first management company to give Wearable’s their stamp of approval. We are currently in 6 of the Stonehenge buildings and are planning an expansion in the new year to several other buildings.

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