Welcome to Planet Aid - Home of the Yellow Box!
Planet Aid is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that collects and recycles used clothes and shoes and supports international development projects. Our clothes collection boxes can be found across many major metropolitan areas of the United States, helping to save resources and lessen environmental impacts by reducing waste. Planet Aid supports community-based projects that improve health, increase income, aid vulnerable children, train teachers, and enhance the overall quality of life for people across the globe.
Latest News
Mini-Documentary Highlights Planet Aid-Supported Teacher Training in Malawi
A new short film features teacher training graduate Upile, a young woman living in rural Malawi whose dream was to become a primary school teacher. Today Upile is living her dream by helping to change the educational opportunities for young girls ... Read more
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Donating your used clothes and shoes is a way to support those less fortunate than yourself. It helps capture the residual value in garments that had been cluttering your closet and transfers that value to someone who will embrace the items as prized possessions. When you donate with Planet Aid, your action makes a real difference to the Earth and to the poor. Read more.
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Planet Aid makes it more convenient for Americans to recycle used clothing and shoes by placing collection boxes in nearby locations. Every year millions of tons of unwanted textiles end up in landfills and incinerators. We strive to save these precious resources from wasteful disposal and make them available for reuse. Read more.
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By recycling with Planet Aid, you help fight global warming. The production of cloth fiber, such as cotton, and the manufacture of new clothing from it releases surprising quantities of carbon dioxide. At the other end of the spectrum, clothes that decay in a landfill release methane and other greenhouse gasses that enter the atmosphere. Recycling used clothes is thus doubly cool for the planet. Read more.
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Planet Aid is committed to helping the poor and disadvantaged. Our development approach enables individuals and communities to lift themselves out of poverty and create a better life for their children and themselves. The programs and projects we support create the energy needed to build momentum toward long-term development. Read more.
Planet Aid Blog
Sustainability Superstars and Agents of Change: Beyond Retro and Chipiliro
“Sustainability Superstars and Agents of Change” is Planet Aid’s new recurring blog feature that highlights remarkable people and organizations that share our mission of fostering environmental sustainability and/or supporting in... Read more
Do Cities Need Help Recycling?
Are cities sending too much trash to landfills? Some of America’s major corporations seem to think so. Recently, nine U.S. companies banded together to provide $100 million in zero-interest loans to finance local projects t... Read more
Living Below the Line
A Planet Aid MIT takes the Global Poverty Project's "Live Below the Line Challenge".
Will a Circular Economy Be Convenient?
Imagine a world without waste. It seems impossible, but there is an idea gaining traction that could drastically alter the life cycle of our stuff. It’s called circular economics. Our current economy revolves around a line... Read more
