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Behind the Brand: Helpsy
WHAT WE DO
Largest Clothing Collector, Northeast US
Over 29 million pounds collected last year!
Supporting the Community
Facilitated 340 school and community clothing drives.
Creating Jobs
Added more than 150 full-time employees at living wages.
Certified B Corp
The only Certified B Corp in clothing collection.
BUT WHERE DO THE CLOTHES ACTUALLY GO?
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HELPSY IS THE BEST WAY TO RECYCLE YOUR CLOTHES
WE GOT YOU
HELPSY is a for-profit B Corp with an environmental mission to radically change the way people think about clothing recycling. We make reusing and recycling your clothes and shoes more convenient and easier than ever. The largest clothing collector in the Northeast US, with over 2,200 collection containers and growing, we collected over 29 million pounds of clothes last year!
HELPSY 2021 IMPACT REPORT
Environmental
- Kept 29 million lb of clothes, shoes and other items from the waste stream.
- That equates to 4.3% of all clothing diverted from Virginia to New Hampshire.
- That’s 100 items of clothing every minute.
- Only counting the clothes we collected which went back into thrift stores for resale, we removed 560 million lbs CO2 and saved 14 billion gallons of water.
- The only Certified B Corp and now Public Benefit Corporation in clothing collection.
- Helped dozens of brands become more sustainable by responsibly reusing their unwanted goods and returns.
Community
- Paid more than $400,000 to charities and municipalities for bin placements, clothing drives, purchased materials, and as donations.
- Maintained industry leading service throughout the Covid pandemic.
- Launched collection partnerships with 15 new towns and cities.
- Facilitated 340 school and community clothing drives.
- Safely performed thousands of touchless curbside pickups.
- Helped municipalities reach diversion goals by detailing the weights we collect.
Economic
- Added more than 150 full-time employees at living wages.
- We pride ourselves on paying the best wages in the industry.
- Spent $8 million with local vendors, including bin hosts and thrift stores.
- Saved municipalities more than $1.16 million in waste disposal tipping fees.
- Helpsy operations support thousands of full-time jobs at Helpsy and our customers.