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Scrapping Textile Waste: Clothing, Linens & Mattresses

Explore the full life cycle of household textiles and mattresses — why they often end up in landfills, how they can be recycled or repurposed, and what really happens to them after you drop them off at one of CSWD’s facilities. Thank you to our guest speaker, Joe Whitten, Co-Founder and CEO of Apparel Impact!

Resource List

Apparel Impacts Main Page

Learn more about Apparel Impacts and how they keep clothing and textiles out of the landfill.

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Sleep Well Recycling Main Page

Learn more about Sleep Well Recycling and how they keep Mattresses out of the landfill.

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What are we throwing away in Chittenden County?

CSWD 2023 Diversion Report

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Acceptable Items List (Apparel Impacts)

What can you bring or donation and recycling?

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CSWD Drop-Off Centers

Bring your clothes and linens to any of CSWD’s Drop-Off Centers for reuse or recycling. We take mattresses at our Williston or Milton locations for recycling only.

CSWD Facilities

What are we throwing away in Vermont?

Vermont 2023 Waste Composition Study

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