Donate
Housing Works (housingworks.org) – all types of clothes
Housing Works is a New York City based non-profit fighting AIDS and homelessness. Donations help fund their mission to provide lifesaving services to homeless, low-income and marginalized men, women, and youth. Drop off your clothes at one of their Manhattan or Brooklyn thrift store locations during store hours.
Dress For Success (dressforsuccess.org) – women’s business clothes
Dress for Success is a global nonprofit organization that provides professional attire for low-income women, to help support their job-search and interview process. Drop off new or gently used business clothing at either their Manhattan or Queens location.
Career Gear (careergear.com) – men’s business/business casual clothes
This national nonprofit provides professional clothing, mentoring and life-skills to help men in poverty become stronger contributors to their families and communities. Drop off new or gently used business (casual) dress wear at their Manhattan location at one of their monthly collection dates.
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Sell
The Real Real (therealreal.com) – high-end clothes
The RealReal is a consignment website for men’s and women’s luxury goods. Make sure your clothes are from a designer they accept. Then you can schedule a free in-home pickup or ship your items directly to them with a free, prepaid label (read more about how consignment works). They will take care of photographing and listing your items and send you a check once they’re sold.
Vestiaire Collective (us.vestiairecollective.com/) – high-end & contemporary women’s clothes
Vestiaire Collective is an online, peer-to-peer, global marketplace for pre-owned luxury and designer fashion. You photograph and list your items. It’s more work on your end but you also get a higher cut (than on The Real Real, for example).
Poshmark (poshmark.com) – all types of clothes
Poshmark is a digital marketplace where people from the United States can buy and sell new or used clothing, shoes and accessories. You photograph and list the items via the Poshmark app.
Beacon’s Closet (beaconscloset.com) – all types of clothes
Beacon’s Closet is a brick-and-mortar vintage store with several locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They buy (and trade) vintage and modern clothes 7 days a week on a walk-in basis. Find out more here.
Recycle
Wearable Collections (wearablecollections.com) – all types of clothes
Wearable Collections is a NYC-based company focused on keeping clothing, textiles and shoes out of landfills while generating funds for charities. Drop off your clothes at your local NYC greenmarket or request a pick up (minimums of bags apply, varies depending on borough).
H&M (https://www2.hm.com/en_us/sustainability-at-hm/our-work/close-the-loop.html) – all types of clothes
Drop off garments and textiles of any brand in any condition at your local H&M store. H&M has garment-collecting boxes in stores around the world. Also, when you drop off your unwanted textiles, you’ll get rewarded with a voucher.
Blue Jeans Go Green (bluejeansgogreen.org/) – all types of denim
The Blue Jeans Go Green™ program collects denim (made from cotton) so that it can be recycled back to its original fiber state and transformed into something new. Bring your denim to a local participating retailer (e.g., Madewell or American Eagle) or mail it in.
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Pro tip: If you love clothes and find yourself shopping and accumulating more than you’d like all the time, consider using clothing rental services like Rent The Runway, Nuuly or Mod.Lux.Rent.
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