RI Resource Recovery Collected 6K Pounds of Clothes

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RI Resource Recovery Collected 6K Pounds of Clothes

Teacher of the Year Patricia Page from East Greenwich High School (center), flanked by Adrienne Currin of Planet Aid (l) and Sarah Kite-Reeves (r) of RIRR.
RI Resource Recovery has received more than 6,000 pounds of clothing donated in just four hours from their collection event on August 21. The clothing will be either resold or recycled. 

The list of eligible items includes clothes, coats, socks, underwear, hosiery, pajamas, shoes, sneakers, hats, gloves, towels, blankets, curtains, pillows, sheets, placemats, napkins, costumes, pet beds, fabric remnants.

For further details about the companies that accept textiles, bin locations, and rules and facts, go to RItextiles.org or call 942-1430 x109.

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RI Resource Recovery

The Rhode Island Resource Recovery provides the public with environmentally sound programs and facilities to manage waste. The agency helps fund and promote the state’s recycling program, and owns and operates the Materials Recycling Facility and Central Landfill in Johnston. Go to rirrc.org for more information about recycling and waste.

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