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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.

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