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Our Environmental Impact
Environmental sustainability is engrained in our mission and in the nature of our work. With our two signature programs, we turn gently used clothing donations into confidence and relief for children in need.
Our services meet the basic needs of future generations while mitigating the detrimental impact that discarded clothing has on the environment and the health of our planet.
By supporting Catie’s Closet, you strengthen our community and promote a healthy environment.
Clothing you no longer wear can wear away the health of our planet.
The average US citizen throws away 70 lbs. of clothing each year. It can take over 200 years for a single item of clothing to decompose completely in a landfill. In that process, greenhouse methane gases and toxic chemicals are released into the air and the soil, impacting our health and the environment.
Donating clothes promotes environmental sustainability.
Ninety-five percent of textiles can be recycled or reused, keeping them out of landfills or from being incinerated. Giving your clothing new life instead of throwing it away can significantly impact your carbon footprint and the overall health of our Earth. When you donate your clothes, your once-loved clothing can keep someone else warm, comfortable, and confident.
Read here to learn more about how clothing production and waste impacts the environment and how you can help.
The Earth-saving, life-changing donation process at Catie’s Closet.
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Donors go through their closets for gently used youth clothing and bring their donations to our Merrimack Valley, Boston, or Western MA Distribution Center.
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Our team organizes and processes the donations to be provided to children in need via either our In-School Closet Program or SOS Urgent Response Program.
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Children facing poverty, living transitions, or other crises are granted life-changing access to clothing and other basic necessities, giving them relief and confidence.
Thank you to our sustainability partners!
Liberty Mutual Foundation
We are a proud recipient of the Liberty Mutual Foundation Climate Grant. With this grant, we can bring further awareness to our commitment to sustainability, as well as launch environmentally friendly campaigns that inspire individuals and companies to recycle their gently used clothing. With this support, we specifically created and launched our Earth Month programming for companies to make a large environmental and community impact. Click here to visit Liberty Mutual’s website and learn more about their comittment to sustainability.
Earth Breeze
Laundry detergent is one of the most common requests we receive from homeless shelters and outreach programs, veterans services, women’s shelters, animal care shelters, and disaster relief services. Because of our wonderful partnership with Earth Breeze, laundry detergent is available in 105 of our Closets, offering students a simpler solution for washing clothing, regardless of their access to a washing machine. Every package of Earth Breeze detergent sheets helps save water and reduce unnecessary waste. For every package of Earth Breeze Eco Sheets™ sold, they donate ten loads of laundry detergent to organization that serve individuals in need through their Buy One, Give Ten program. We are a proud recipient of this program. Click here to visit Earth Breeze to Buy One & Give Ten!
