Wed August 8, 2012
Santa Monica, CA - (August 8, 2012) - Today USAgain, a leader in the textile recycling industry, announced a partnership with the City of Santa Monica to provide textile collection at city recycling events. Members of the community can conveniently discard clothing, shoes, and textiles for reuse and recycling at USAgain stations at the nextevent, Saturday, August 18 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
"Textile recycling is a huge issue in this country; according to the EPA, Americans discard approximately 13.1 million tons of textiles annually. Only 15% of that is collected for reuse and recycling - leaving 11.2 million tons of textiles to be dumped in our nation's landfills," said Mattias Wallander, CEO of USAgain. "We're thrilled to partner with Santa Monica to raise awareness about the need for increased textile recycling in the community."
The City of Santa Monica is having their next collection event on August 18, 2012 at the City Yards, 2500 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica. Residents will have the opportunity to recycle all their surplus clothing, shoes, towels, bedding and other textiles. They can also learn how to construct no-sew t-shirt bags perfect for shopping at the Farmer's Market.
When: Saturday, August 18; 9:00 AM -- 2:00 PM
Where: City Yards 2500 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404; map/directions
Contact: Myesha Jones; myesha.jones@smgov.net
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About USAgain
USAgain, a leader in the textile recycling industry, with corporate headquarters in Chicago, is a for-profit company that recycles and resells unwanted clothing and other textiles. In 2011 alone, the company collected 60 million pounds of discarded clothing. USAgain operates over 10,000 collection bins in seventeen states. Their mission is to provide consumers with a convenient and eco-friendly option to rid themselves of excess clothing, which are then diverted from landfills. For more information, visit www.usagain.com
Contact:
Rasham Grewal / USAgain
708-908-0476; r.grewal@usagain.com