New Textile Recycling Program at the Gedney Yard Recycling Center
The City of White Plains encourages residents to consider donation at the end of any garment’s useful life. However, for those items too worn to donate, recycling is now available at the Gedney Yard Recycling Center. This is a great final alternative to landfill.
If you have single socks, old clothes, sheets, drapes and bedding that are too worn to give to charity, instead of throwing these items in the garbage, you can now recycle them.
The EPA estimates that more than 85 percent of the over 13 million tons of textiles discarded in the U.S. annually ends up in the trash. An urban area with a population of 50,000, such as White Plains, annually pays for the handling and disposal of approximately 3,000 tons of textiles. With this in mind, the City of White Plains is implementing an easy way to remove textiles from the waste stream.
On Tuesday, April 1st, the city received delivery of two textile-recycling containers at the Gedney Yard.
The following items will be accepted: All types of used clothing, footwear, household textiles, sheets, drapes, pillows, handbags, belts, soft toys.
Please make sure all items are clean and dry.
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