Technology Helps San Francisco Outsmart the Hassle of Donating Old Clothes Kristine Wong - TakePart
go to original February 11, 2014

San Franciscans send 4,500 pounds of textiles to the landfill every hour. The City of San Francisco is partnering with local businesses to be part of the solution. (sfenvironment)

While many U.S. cities are still without composting programs, San Francisco has moved on to worrying about your old shirt.

Americans send 70 pounds of textile waste to landfills every year, but a new program in San Francisco marrying technology and convenience is hoping to get residents to remove their worn-out socks, shoes, and sheets from the garbage can and recycle them instead.

Thanks to a partnership between San Francisco Goodwill, a local design firm, and a property manager trade group, the city will place hi-tech recycle bins in 100 apartment buildings and condominiums over the next year, with the goal of outfitting all city high-rises by 2019.

It’s part of an effort to meet the city’s goal of achieving zero waste by 2020, an ambitious undertaking that has already resulted in an 80 percent landfill diversion rate, the highest of any city in North America.

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