Planet Aid

Recycling for Development 2005

Quick Facts

q Founded in 1997 in Massachusetts q Operates in New England, New York/NJ, Philadelphia, Baltimore-Washington, Greensboro, Kansas City, Cleveland and Detroit. q 4300 collection boxes q 150 employees q Collected 42 million pounds of clothes in 2004

Recycling of clothes and shoes

A simple concept with a great impact…

Planet Aid is committed to emptying the boxes as often as they need. Rain, shine or snow,

From the collection boxes the clothes are brought to the warehouse by contractors, each responsible for his routes.

The clothes are compressed to 800 pound bales that are sold and shipped overseas.

Clothes and shoes, ready to be shipped.

At the center of the collection is the yellow box…

Some sites are super-sites, yielding 600 to 1200 pounds per week

A good regular site yields 200-300 pounds per week.

The site-finder is checking in with one of the hosts

What makes a site good?

•  Visibility

•  Accessibility

•  Local traffic

•  Close to homes

•  Grocery stores

•  Dry cleaners

•  Gas stations

•  Restaurants

•  Churches

•  Recreation centers

•  Supermarkets

•  Home improvement stores

•  Department stores

•  Shopping centers

•  Pharmacy chains

•  Etc.

What kind of places are we looking for?

The Baltimore-Washington Area of Operation

Results that count..

More than $2 million given in development aid in 2005.

Development Aid

Planet Aid supports programs in Africa such as Child Aid which is devoted to creating a supportive environment for the wellbeing and development of children.