Planet Aid is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that collects and recycles used clothes and shoes. The organization supports international development projects to improve health, education, and livelihoods while reducing waste. Planet Aid was founded in 1997 in Boston with the goal of helping the environment and those in poverty. The organization's mission is to mobilize individuals and communities to work together on environmental sustainability and ending poverty through community-based projects, education, health initiatives, and empowering disadvantaged groups.