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Clothing, Household Fabrics, and Accessories
While you can put clothing, shoes, linens, and other household fabrics in the trash, you can also bring them to thrift stores, retail take-back programs, textile recyclers, and drop-off bins.
Recycled items are diverted away from landfill and can be resold, donated, or reprocessed for industrial use as cleaning rags, stuffing, and insulation.
Textile Recycling
Most drop-off and take-back sites accept:
- Clean clothing and coats (new, gently-used, or damaged)
- Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
- Household fabrics (towels, curtains, bedding)
Some also accept other fabric-based items, such as:
- Backpacks and luggage
- Blankets and comforters
- Fabric and clean rags
- Rugs
- Stuffed animals
Contact locations for more information about what items they accept.
Find a Drop-off Location Near You
Drop-off location hours may vary. Farmers' markets are seasonal and may be closed when the weather is bad.
DSNY-Hosted Textile Bins
DSNY hosts textile bins for NYC residents to recycle clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, and fabric of all kinds. All items should be clean, dry, odorless, and in bags.
Sites are open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (closed legal holidays and during severe weather).
NOTE: Items donated at these sites are not tax deductible.
- Bronx, Eastchester
1635 East 233rd Street, 10475 - Brooklyn, Gravesend
1824 Shore Pkwy, 11214 - Manhattan, East Harlem
2495 2nd Avenue, 10035 - Queens, Jamaica
153-67 146th Avenue, 11434 - Staten Island, Freshkills Park
2500 Richmond Avenue, 10314
refashionNYC
We offer a free, in-building collection program for clothing and other fabric items for NYC residents, businesses, schools, and nonprofits.
Find out more about refashionNYC.
Resources for Businesses
If textiles make up more than 10% of your business's waste during any month, you are REQUIRED BY LAW to separate and recycle or repurpose all textile waste.