November 15 is America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.
We live by the Redesign, Reduce, reuse and Recycle motto, and encourage your donations of unwanted clothing and household items at any of our area donation centers. In fact, in 2021, 759,127 donors brought more than 54,162,408 million pounds of items to Goodwill North Central Texas donation centers, helping keep tons of trash out of local landfills.
Goodwill North Central Texas strives to be good stewards of all that we are given to ensure the best future for our clients, our community, our organization, and of course, our planet. We are proud to be a leader in sustainability and one of the largest recyclers in North Texas.
Of the millions of pounds donated to us last year, we’re proud to have diverted 90% of those items from reaching the landfill. We were able to sell 33,450,048 pounds in our retail stores, GW Boutique, Outlet store and even online! And, another 13,764,840 pounds were diverted from the landfill through our recycling efforts and partnerships with organizations such as Service Waste, as well as local colleges and universities to execute large-scale recycling projects. With all of these efforts, along with future plans, we are on track to reach our goal of becoming a Zero Waste facility.
We’re proud to offer our donors a convenient, eco-friendly way to dispose of outdated or damaged goods and even computer equipment. So, celebrate America Recycles Day by cleaning out your closet or finally getting all that junk out of your trunk and help us change lives through the Power of Work.