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The Zero Waste Textile Initiative
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Press Event
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Increase Awareness of Textile Discards
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Volunteers and Environment Now
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Backdrop for the Press Event
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100+ Drop Off Locations in SF
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RecycleWhere? www.recyclewhere.org
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Participating Retailers
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Why Textiles?
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San Francisco’s Zero Waste Goals and Policies
•SF needs to divert over 400,000 tons per year currently going to landfill.
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Total of 19,873 tons of Textiles and Apparel Going to Landfill
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Goodwill’s GoBin for Apartments
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Textile Collection Box
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Accepted ItemsUnwanted clothing, shoes, and other related textile accessories (any brand/any condition)
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Participating Locations will Receive 10 boxes
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Where does it go?
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Hand Sorting of Clothing for Reuse Markets
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Sorting Shoes for Overseas Markets
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Recycled Rag Market
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Shredding Machine for Shoddy Cloth
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Shoddy Cloth
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Thank You
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