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Re-fashionNYC Recycling Program Diverts 124 Tons of Clothing from Landfills in NYC

06/08/2012
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  • re-fashioNYC
    We wrote about New York City's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/stuff/clothing.shtml" target="_blank">Re-fashionNYC</a> textile recycling program when it first launched and now that it's been in business for a year, we're pleased to report on what a success it's been. The partnership between the city and <a href="http://housingworks.org/" target="_blank">Housing Works</a> thrift shops began placing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/textile-recycling-is-on-the-rise-thanks-to-re-fashionyc-apartment-building-collection-bins/" target="_blank">textile recycling bins in apartment buildings last year</a> and in that short time has already diverted 248,000 pounds of clothing from landfills!
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  • re-fashioNYC
    We wrote about New York City's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/stuff/clothing.shtml" target="_blank">Re-fashionNYC</a> textile recycling program when it first launched and now that it's been in business for a year, we're pleased to report on what a success it's been. The partnership between the city and <a href="http://housingworks.org/" target="_blank">Housing Works</a> thrift shops began placing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/textile-recycling-is-on-the-rise-thanks-to-re-fashionyc-apartment-building-collection-bins/" target="_blank">textile recycling bins in apartment buildings last year</a> and in that short time has already diverted 248,000 pounds of clothing from landfills!
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  • refashioNYC
    We wrote about New York City's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/stuff/clothing.shtml" target="_blank">Re-fashionNYC</a> textile recycling program when it first launched and now that it's been in business for a year, we're pleased to report on what a success it's been. The partnership between the city and <a href="http://housingworks.org/" target="_blank">Housing Works</a> thrift shops began placing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/textile-recycling-is-on-the-rise-thanks-to-re-fashionyc-apartment-building-collection-bins/" target="_blank">textile recycling bins in apartment buildings last year</a> and in that short time has already diverted 248,000 pounds of clothing from landfills!
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re-fashioNYC

We wrote about New York City's Re-fashionNYC textile recycling program when it first launched and now that it's been in business for a year, we're pleased to report on what a success it's been. The partnership between the city and Housing Works thrift shops began placing textile recycling bins in apartment buildings last year and in that short time has already diverted 248,000 pounds of clothing from landfills!

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