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How many pounds of clothing and textiles does your household throw away each year? Find out in 5 seconds — and see how much you could keep out of the Albuquerque landfill.
Estimates based on EPA figures of roughly 70–80 lbs of textiles discarded per person per year, of which only about 15% is currently recycled.
Clothing feels light, so it's easy to underestimate how much we throw away. But it adds up fast: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates the average American discards on the order of 70–80 pounds of clothing and textiles every year, and only about 15% of it is recycled — the rest is landfilled or burned.
Across a household, that's hundreds of pounds a year, and well over a ton per decade. Most of it could be reused or recycled instead.
You don't have to change how you shop — just change where the "let go" pile goes. Instead of the trash, a few free pickups a year route your clothing into reuse and recycling. We take items in any condition, so nothing wearable or recyclable is wasted. Curious where it all goes? See what happens to your donated clothes, or read the full textile waste facts.
Bag it, leave it out, and we'll keep your household's textiles in use instead of the landfill — free.
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