My understanding is that the Red Cross bin is best for clothing in decent shape that can quickly be distributed to disaster victims and the like. The Bay State Textiles bin takes any kind of clean/dry textile -- clothing new and worn, shoes, towels, sheets, rags, etc. They repurpose them depending on the type and condition of the donation. See This Lincoln Squirrel story for more info (scroll down to "Textiles"):
“Where does it all go?” Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream Alice Waugh On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 11:39 AM Laura Anastos via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > All textiles can be dropped at the school collection bins. See below for > additional information. > > *If you have socks with no mates, boots that are worn through, or stuffed > animals that have come to the end of their lives...we NEED YOU!* > > The Lincoln School has partnered with BayState Textiles in a program to > turn unwanted textiles into revenue for our LPTO. > > More than 520 MILLION pounds of usable textiles - including clothing, > footwear, towels, household linens and other fabric-based products - were > sent to landfills in Massachusetts in the last year, of which 95 % can be > reused or recycled. Bay State Textilesaccepts ALL textiles as long as > they are clean and dry. This includes everything from stained clothing to > stuffed animals to boots (all items must be in bags). Click here for a > complete list of acceptable items > https://www.baystatetextiles.com/acceptable-items > > Schools generate a rebate of $100 per ton! Drop off bins are > conveniently located in the Smith and Hartwell parking lots. Thank you for > supporting your PTO! > > *Support the PTO with one click!* > > If you shop online at Amazon, the PTO can earn 6.5% of what you spend if > you start by clicking our link, http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=lpto-20 It's > that simple! Be sure to bookmark the link to make it even easier to support > the PTO every time you shop on Amazon. You can also access the link on the > right-hand side of our home page at www.lpto.org (scroll down and click > on the Amazon logo.) There is no additional added cost! > > Home | Lincoln Parent Teacher Organization > > We are a group of parents and teachers who work together to improve our > children’s education by providing unique... > <http://www.lpto.org/> > > > Thank you for supporting your PTO! > > > > > On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 11:31:53 AM EST, Virginia Goodwin < > virginiahgood...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is there a fabric recycling drop off bin somewhere on the school campus? I > see bins for clothing donation, but I've got a big bag of old items that > aren't even good enough to be donated. > > Thanks, > Virginia > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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