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Recycle Unwanted Textiles and Help Your Community

By Laurie Corbett, Publisher, Macaroni Kid South Shore Boston and Bay State Textiles May 3, 2018

For more than 40 years Bay State Textiles has offered a solution to the problem of unwanted textiles while keeping the revenue generated in the partnered community. Plus, items in good condition aren't shredded but reused. Check out this great infographic on the secret double life of donated textiles before you toss that stained shirt in the trash! 

Items must be bagged and the tied bags when making a donation. Bay State Textiles has customers all around the world as there is a healthy demand globally for unwanted textiles and here in Massachusetts there are 520 MILLION pounds of textiles that end up in the waste stream of which 95% can be recycled or reused. Here's our chance to help be the solution to the unwanted textiles problem while helping to generate revenue for our communities and schools. Find their list of accepted and not accepted items HERE

Wondering where to find a box near you? Check their website for a full list




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