It is estimated that every year, Seattle and King County residents toss an estimated 40,000 tons of clothes, shoes, linens and other textiles into the trash.
However, as this year’s Threadcycle campaign aims to remind locals, ripped, worn and stained clothes and linens, heavily worn shoes, and “singles” of items that are normally paired aren’t garbage anymore.
King County and Seattle Public Utilities launched the Threadcycle campaign last year to spread awareness that these items are accepted by many local organizations, as long as they are not wet, mildewed or contaminated with hazardous materials.
The long list of items that can be accepted ranges from purses to holey jeans to single socks.
Threadcycle has partnered with nine organizations to encourage residents to recycle all clothes, shoes and linens. These organizations include:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Puget Sound
- Goodwill (South King, Pierce & Thurston counties)
- Northwest Center
- The Salvation Army
- Seattle Goodwill
- SightConnection
- TexGreen
- USAgain
- Value Village
Learn which items are accepted and where to take them at kingcounty.gov/threadcycle.
