Textile Recycling Program

According to the EPA, Textile waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the United States…occupying nearly 5% of all landfill space. The U.S. throws away 36 billion pounds of textiles each year…that is 100 pounds per person. Of those discarded textiles, currently only 15% is recycled, but 95% could be.

Trumbull offers both drop off and curbside pickup options for recycling textiles, keeping textiles out of the trash. Items can be wearable or worn and will be sorted and either donated for reuse, repurposed, or recycled.

Bay State Textile Recycling Program

The Bay State Textile Recycling Program offers a solution to divert unwanted textiles such as fabric, clothing, and shoes away from the solid waste stream.

Items should be clean and bagged.

Collection bins are located at:

  • Hillcrest Middle School (right of the front of the school, adjacent to pool entrance)
  • Madison Middle School (front of the school, left of the main entrance.)

Accepted Items

(Please bag your items, if possible, before leaving them in the bin.)

  • Clothing: Tops, Bottoms, Dresses, Coats, Undergarments, Socks
  • Shoes: Shoes, Boots, Sandals, Slippers, Flipflops, Cleats
  • Accessories: Hats, Belts, Gloves, Backpacks, Dufflebags, Pocketbooks, Ties, Scarves
  • Linens: Sheets, Towels, Blankets, Pillows, Throw Rugs (up to 2’x4’), Placemats, Tablecloths, Stuffed Animals

Not Accepted Items

  • Mattresses
  • Mattress Pads
  • Foam Products
  • Couch Cushions
  • Lawn Furniture Cushions
  • Carpet Remnants or Rugs larger than 2’ x 4’

For a complete list of accepted items and more information, visit https://www.baystatetextiles.com/what-we-do-dont-accept/

Helpsy Textile Home Pick-up   

HELPSY offers free home pick-up of clothing and household textiles to residents.  

Residents can schedule a home pickup by visiting the website: at www.helpsy.co/trumbullct filling out a request form online, a driver will be scheduled to pick-up on selected date. Clothing should be clean, dry, bagged and left outside prior to 7 am the morning of pickup.

“HELPSY’s mission is to keep clothes out of the trash,” says Dan Green, Co-Founder and CEO of HELPSY.

HELPSY accepts clean, dry, and bagged clothing and fashion accessories (gently used, like-new or worn) including dresses, shirts, pants, suits, coats, gloves, hats, belts, ties, scarves, wallets, purses, backpacks, totes, footwear, bedding, curtains, placemats, tablecloths, stuffed animals, and jewelry. Items that will not be accepted include breakable houseware or glass, electronics, furniture, building material, scrap metal, appliances, mattresses, encyclopedia sets, phone books or magazines.

To learn more about HELPSY municipal partnerships or to schedule a clothing drive fundraiser go to helpsy.com .