Clothing Recycling 101

40 Days, 40 Colleges to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day

Wearable Collections is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with an exciting recycling challenge. Our goal is to conduct clothing drives on 40 college campuses over the course of 40 days.

The Challenge

According to the Council of Textile Recycling, the average American discards of 68 lbs of textiles annually. That correlates to 340,000 lbs of textile waste for a campus of 5000 students. We are looking for motivated students to organize a clothing collection on campus. Whether you represent an environmental club, sports club or fraternity/sorority, this is an opportunity to stand out as a leader on campus.  Wearable Collections will provide you with all the support you need to ensure  a successful clothing drive. The only requirement is the enthusiasm to make a difference on campus.

The Reward

When less clothing ends up in landfills we are all winners. However, on top of feeling good for taking a proactive stance on the environment, Wearable Collections will dedicate 25% of the gross proceeds from the collections to either your organization or the organization of your choice.   It is possible to raise as much as $1000 for your organization.

Rules

We at Wearable Collections aren’t exactly stickler for rules, but we do request that you contact us by April 10th, 2010. The duration of the collections is up to the respective organizations, but we feel to maximize promotion and collections, the drive should be at least one week.

Depending on the region where you are hosting the drive, there will be a deadline set for the day of collections as follows:

Washington DC (and 60 mile vicinity) – The pick-up date will be Friday April 16th

Philadelphia (and 60 mile vicinity) – The pick-up date will be

Thursday April 22, Earth Day!

New York City (and 60 mile vicinity) – The pick-up date will be Friday April 30th

Boston (and 60 mile vicinity)- The pick-up date will be Friday May 7th

For more information on how you can be an eco-ambassador on campus please e-mail us at ecorep@wearablecollections.com or simply fill out this form and we will contact you swiftly.

Clothing Recycling

According to the EPA’s Website, clothing and other textiles take up nearly 5% of the municipal waste stream. Wearable Collections, a socially responsible clothing recycling company, is determined to do something about this. By teaming up with university students across the northeast, we aim to reduce the amount of clothing heading towards landfills.

The Challenge

We are looking for motivated students to organize a clothing collection on campus, could be an environmental club, sports club, fraternity/sorority etc. Wearable Collections will provide the students with everything they need to ensure a successful clothing drive. All they need is enthusiasm to make a difference on campus.

The Reward

When less materials end up in landfills we all are winners. However, on top of feeling good for taking a proactive stance on the environment, Wearable Collections will dedicate 5 cents of every pound collected to the organizers of the collection. It is possible to raise as much as $1500 for your organization.

Rules

We at Wearable Collections aren’t exactly sticklers for rules, but we do request that you contact us by April 15, 2009. The duration of the collections is up to the respective organizations, but we feel to maximize promotion and collections, the drive should be at least 2 weeks. Remember, Earth Day is April 22, and a great time to motivate the student body. Dormitory clean up at the end of the year is also a fantastic time.

Contact

For more information on how you can be a campus collection coordinator please email us at cccc@wearablecollections.com or call 646.515.4387

About Wearable Collections

Wearable Collections LLC (www.wearablecollections.com) is a NYC based clothing recycling company. Its goal is to reduce some of the 386 million pounds of textile waste heading towards the city’s landfills annually, while raising funds for charitable organizations. By placing bins in residential buildings throughout the city, Wearable Collections makes it as easy to recycle clothes as it is to recycle plastic, paper and glass.