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HomeMy Public PortalAboutHELPSY Watertown, MA 2021#ClothesArentTrush lisa@helpsy.co ON _ - iA ESA KlothesArentTrush lisa@helpsy.co What do YOU do with unwanted textiles? Did you know that about 7% of our solid waste is textiles? That's an stimated 28 million pounds each year! iA FAA y -V #Clotheskenffrush Textiles are the Fastest -Growing Waste Type 2017 - 267.8 Million Tons of Municipal Solid Waste Food & Yard 30.0 Glass 4.0 Other 2.0 % Metals Wood 9.0% TO Textiles 6.0 Rubber & Leather Plastics 4.0% 13.0% Percent Change in Tons Generated 2000-2017 Overall Food & Other Wood Textiles Rubber & Plastics Metals Glass Paper 2 Percent Change in Per Capita Generation 2000-2017 1 Overall Food & Other Wood Textiles Rubber & Plastics Metals Glass Paper -20 0 20 40 60 Source: EPA Advancing Sustainable Materials management Facts and Figures Report HELPSY's Mission: turn used clothes into progress Since April 2017, we've collected and converted 76 million pounds of direct -from -consumer clothes into: • 120 full-time living -wage jobs • $3 million in waste disposal fees avoided • Clothing reuse for 1.5 million people C#IAEe o y MothesArentTrash _ING ing Recycling A How does HELPSY operate? • With a fleet of 27 trucks and a team of 45 friendly drivers • We work out of 3 warehouses in NY, NJ, MA and 5 depots in NJ, MD, SC • We have done hundreds of successful clothing drives & service 200 bin locations from our Medford warehouse • We have around the clock customer service #ClothesArentTrash Who is HELPSY? • We are the largest clothing collection company on the East Coast • In 2021, we're diverting over 30 million pounds of textiles • We have a team of over 120 employees paid full-time living wages, an 140% increase since COVID • We are the only B Corp in the clothing collection industry MothesArentTrush What does it mean to be a B Corp? e Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good TM e We meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. Vk y MothesArentTrash Owners Dan Green, CEO, former economist, analyst and portfolio manager. Alex Husted, CFO and CTO, builds the systems that drive our operations and secures the funding to support our growth and acquisitions. N E� •o CA MothesArentTrash Dave Milliner, COO, oversees our 7,000 monthly pickups and our 4 fleets of drivers and trucks. #Clotheskenffrush Textile Recycling: What are OUR options? Textile Recycling Options H E41 w #ClothesArentTrush 11 ANIA W W • This is how clean our bins are iA Ee Ca KlothesArentTrush A' � 1f -17 iv xv P IF m I U-Air-,WA- Z-dL- NOME —4 HILPSY- ALL LOCARONS WeighLS J AdId Soler —*+ Sh— 4Dadtn, Kin m-ramr, "a —I F.:-I WHAT WE ACCEPT rip Fm ln�etwe LxalDps Anywipg yvi cap wimr. sicmp in. Qr ijry ywrsmif e with! 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Y L',I,�.; © s Y 6My P''- IkWpl A1Q Y } X ■E C o hetpsy-ro k =I S is A,, M G-0 O Youtuee Q Maps 0 HErpSr Au lantio,_ 0 Google Glvr Residents can visit our website helpsy.co/pickup and selects "HOME PICKUP" from the top menu bar and then "HOME PICKUP REQUEST" C"E y MothesArentTrash HF� e HOME ABOUT HOME PICKUP FIND A AIN WORK WITH US PRESS=* CONTACT HOME PICKUP REOUEI:T HOME PICKUP fAO HELPSY is the best way to recycle your clothes. NOT FUN FACTS WE GOT YOU IPs ho.d to 6e1eve het over 85%eF clothes wind up m the troshl HELPSY is a ior•prohr B Corp wah +o IPs the norms t recycle pl—Nc,, 91— metal and paper 6e1:wily r.dlc.11y change the way people think ai—I delHny reryehng. cla�es, shoes, and accessories have long been lgnored. In foot. We make reusing ❑nd recydbi yourc1o6 and shoe: mare Ifl9.nfnu.Innrlsn..,.n�a.rllna lh.,i'�Rt r..,,o,l. .,P. „e...,��P.,..e..e�,..,ne...e..6,.,,e•=. The L.,.,p..l..rhh.. �.,Ile.r.,.:� el Type here [o search Q n .Q 5' �%1 ^ 5 la n, Qu sal noirt HELPSY's Home Pickups: How Does It Work? L'SY& C.l x _ . , . M 41 x („ My Drive - G-o k if Home Pickups P.al. x I f — C7 Yr C Y hdpsyxo/pickup ft =r i AP, M Gmuil O Y—T.Lr V Maps 0 HELPSY ALt L:calio-.. 0 Gooyle D-- Residents fill out the form with their name, email, phone number, pickup address and zip code. MothesQrentTrash Schedule a Home Pickup Using the Form Below We only accept clothing, other textiles, and shoes. See the list of items we accept here. Our drivers make curbside pickups between lam and 5pm We are currently serving Westchester County NY, Putnam County NY, Boston Massachusetts, and select municipalities in the Northeast US. 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Q Goorik Drive city * State * Zip Code 02136 Date to choose * Select the date from the list Thursday, 3/18/2021 Thursday, 3/25/2021 Thursday, 4/1/2021 H E� I'm not a robot y #ClothesArentTrIO P Type here tc search C reCAPTCHA Prirery T- -1 0 01 10 A 12 M 0- HELPSY's Home Pickup is Sched, dinrl Kln%Al \n/hnf? • Our friendly 24/7 dispatchers add home pickups to our existing service routes to reduce traffic and make our operation as efficient as possible. • Our drivers will pick up the bagged textiles, contact free, and take pictures and upload to our system to document. N ECo y MothesArentTrash Need help with Textile Recycling? HELPSY can help lisa@helpsy.co Oh, and did I mention our services cost you nothing? Zero. We'll actually pay you. #ClothesArentTrash N E WHAT WE ACCEPT lisa@helpsy.co SCa A MothesArentTrash Textiles in any condition (torn, worn, stained, missing buttons, broken, zippers, etc) as long as they are dry. No pet items, please. Footwear • Shoes • Sneakers • Flats • Sandals • Flip flops • Boots • Heels • Cleats • Slippers Clothing • Tops • Bottoms • Coats • Dresses • Underwear • Bras • Suits • Baby • Pajamas Accessories • Hats • Bags • Luggage • Belts • Gloves • Ties • Scarves • Jewelry • Costumes Other • Bedding • Towels • Kitchen • Sports Uniforms • Stuffed Animals