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Textile Recycling Collection
Our convenient and free textile recycling service is available for NYC residential and commercial buildings, schools, and nonprofit institutions. We provide this service in partnership with New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID) and Helpsy.
Helpsy will deliver a stationary bin to your building to collect clothing, household textiles, and accessories, then empty the bins when they are full.
Items collected through our textile recycling program are diverted from landfills. Collected items are sorted and reused through secondhand retailers or resold for reprocessing to make cleaning rags, seat padding, insulation etc.
Who Is Eligible
- Apartment buildings with 10 or more units
- Office buildings
- Commercial industries (fashion and apparel businesses, storage facilities, gyms, laundromats, hotels)
- Schools and nonprofit institutions
Items Accepted
- Clothing
- Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
- Household textiles (towels, curtains, bedding)
- Clean rags, ripped and damaged material
How to Get Started
Submit an application online.
After you apply, we will visit your building to determine the size and quantity of textile collection bins and where they should be placed.
Bin Sizes
- Small (2' deep x 4' wide x 6' high)
- Large (3.5' deep x 4' wide x 6' high)
When your bin is full, simply call or email to have it picked up.