Free Simple Recycling Bags For Clothing & Housewares!
Get your free recycling bags from Simple Recycling. Simple Recycling is a for profit recycler that is committed to offering residents the most simple and easy way to keep usable materials from the landfill. The average person throws away 68lbs of clothing per year. Clothing and housewares account for approximately 10% of the municipal waste stream. 85% of clothing does not get recycled or donated, it gets trashed.
If you don’t have a pickup in your area, you can also place them in any SimpleRecycle bin. They were formerly Goodwill bins.
Also, if you don’t see your state on the request form, there is a box to put it in manually.
Here is a list of acceptable items:
- Men’s, women’s and children’s clothing.
- Coats and jackets.
- Jewelry
- Hats and purses
- Toys
- Blankets & Drapes/Curtains
- Pillows & Sleeping Bags
- Tools Silverware Dishes Pots/Pans
- Backpacks
**Your City may have a unique list of acceptable items.
So, use your “Simple Recycling” bags to recycle unwanted clothing and housewares in re-usable condition. Then place bags beside regular trash and recycling container on your normal pickup day.