USAgain

USAgain is a for-profit textile recycling company operating in the United States. USAgain operates green and white collection bins in partnership with businesses, schools and places of local government (bins are places at these locations). The company was founded in Seattle in 1999 and has since expanded to over 10,000 collection sites in 15 states. USAgain is headquartered in West Chicago, IL.

In 2015, USAgain collected 50 million pounds of textiles for reuse and recycling.[1] Clothing collected by USAgain is sent to graders and wholesalers who then determine whether the clothing will be resold as secondhand clothing or recycled into new products[2] like many other textile recycling organizations[3] In addition to collecting clothing via bins, USAgain has a partnership to collect shoes at 2013 Warrior Dash races in the contiguous U.S.[4][5] USAgain has also hosted events to support schools, notably the Prom Goes Green dress giveaway event for high school students in Chicago.[6] The company has also supported schools through its Greenraiser program.[7]

USAgain executives - most notably, CEO Mattias Wallander - have publicly admitted to membership in the controversial Tvind Teachers Group.[8]

Offices

USAgain operates 10 division offices:[9]

References
  1. "USAgain.com". USAgain. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/green&id=8611447
  3. Northam, Jackie. "The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes". NPR News. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. "Recycled Shoes Drive The Warrior Dash". Lee's Summit Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. Associated Press (24 August 2013). "Participants of national mud race in central Iowa can donate shoes for recycling". Seymour Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. "Midday Fix: UsAgain green prom fashions". WGN Chicago. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. "School Fundraisers". USAgain. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. Halsne, Chris. "Local Mayor Wants Red Bins Out", KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, Seattle, WA; November 25, 2009; accessed July 5, 2012.
  9. "My Local USAgain". USAgain. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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