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Local Company Promotes Textile Recycling | My Suburban Life

2.18.11

Fashion Gets a Conscience, Goes Green | Chicago Talks

2.18.11

USAgain promotes textile reuse and recycling with clothing collection bins.| Waste Age

2.01.11

New Year's Resolution to Declutter Your Closet? Great, Here's How to Do It Responsibly | The Huffington Post

1.19.11

According to the EPA, the average American generates about 60 lbs of clothing waste each year. With that figure rising, and spikes around the holiday season, shouldn't we clean out our closets and reduce our wastefulness?

New way to recycle household goods | KARE 11 TV

1.18.11

Greg Nelson from USAgain appeared on KARE News@4 to discuss the benefits of the service. He pointed to a number of household items many of us usually don't reconsider recycling.

Auburn-based company's ‘green’ effort puts donations to use | Auburn Reporter

1.13.11

The company, whose clothes collection system has spread to about 9,000 donation bins in 14 states, has extended its reach locally, forging a partnership to help the Auburn School District and the Auburn Food Bank.

Time to Donate Those Old Clothes | 94.1 KMPS Seattle

1.13.11

Elgin Boys and Girls Club Members Visit USAgain West Chicago for Field Trip

12.29.10

Boys and Girls Club members went home with a gift from the company — their choice of used coats that were collected in USAgain boxes, and about 50 more items of winter clothing to distribute to others involved with the club.

Used Clothing Collection Bins: Why They're Good for the Environment | The Huffington Post

12.13.10

In fact, unlike plastic and paper, 100% of all textiles and used clothing can be reused. When compared with the amount of new clothing consumed by individual Americans each year -- a whopping 65 lbs each, according to the EPA -- that's a lot of recycling

Textile Waste: Taking Cues From Emerging Markets | The Huffington Post

11.12.10

Unlike us, emerging economies help protect the environment by consuming millions of tons of second-hand clothing each year, turning U.S., European and even their own cast-offs into repurposed goods to wear and trade.

Textile Recycling: Secondhand Clothing Saved From Landfills! | Green Earth Bamboo

11.08.10

Ozaukee County Goes Green with USAgain | Ozaukee Press

10.27.10

To Celebrate America Recycles Day, USAgain Announces School “Collect for a Cause” Contest

10.26.10

Used clothing collection company helps schools host educational fundraisers and win cash prizes

Company collects clothes for reuse | Los Altos Town Crier

9.15.10

Always a thrifty and frugal person, Bostic said that while growing up and during college, she frequently shopped in discount stores that sold secondhand goods. But it was during her travels around the globe that she witnessed dire poverty and saw the need

Thinking About a Textile Recycling Program? What Every City Should Consider | The Huffington Post

9.09.10

City recycling programs can't stop at bottles and cans. There's still a lot more local leaders can do to drive down the amount of waste sent to costly landfills each year.

Reusing, Recycling and Not Landfilling Clothes

9.09.10

As the volume of discarded U.S clothing grows, a national for-profit business is expanding to keep up.

Municipal Best Practices | Environmental Leader

9.01.10

Creating a municipal program for recycling textiles

USAgain Rolls Out Used Clothing Collection Bins in the Bay Area

9.01.10

USAgain announces roll out of 100 collection bins this September

USAgain Does for Textiles What Most Recyclers Do For Paper, Plastic and Aluminum | Waste & Recycling News

7.19.10

USAgain does for textiles what most recyclers do for paper, plastic and aluminum

Despite Recession, Textile Consumption Up, Recycling Down | The Huffington Post

6.22.10

The economy has taken a hit, but that doesn't seem to have stopped Americans from buying new clothes in high volume.

EcoChicago Visits Clothing Recycling Company

6.02.10

Tour USAgain, a Textile Recycling Company in West Chicago

Working Together to Enhance NYC's Clothing Collection and Recycling Efforts | The Huffington Post

5.28.10

With the recent decision to launch a textile recycling initiative, New York City is once again proving itself to be a municipal leader on social and environmental issues.