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Every year, over 26 billion pounds of discarded textiles are sent to U.S. landfills.

Better Earth Textile Recycling is here to divert clothes from landfills while working to create a strong local economy in the Milwaukee area.

Who We Are

Better Earth Textile Recycling (BETR) is a green, for-profit organization working to reduce textile waste by finding new life for old clothes.

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What We Do

BETR exports your discarded clothing and shoes to destinations worldwide where the need for such items is great.

Sorted textiles in the recycling center.

OUR PROGRAMS

At Better Earth Textile Recycling (BETR), we’re working to reduce the millions of tons of textiles going into America’s landfills every year by providing you with a convenient method to dispose of gently used clothing, shoes, belts, purses and other textiles. We offer a range of simple and effective textile recycling programs:

WHY IT MATTERS:

THE FACTS ABOUT CLOTHES

81 LBS

Amount of clothes thrown away by the average person per year - EPA

5%

Of total waste stream

85%

Landfill waste

5 Billion

The amount of waste programs like BETR help save from landfills

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Call 414-716-5755 to learn more about the smart and simple textile recycling programs available through Better Earth Textile Recycling. Together we can find new life for old clothes and create a better earth for everyone.
Second Hand Clothing

THRIFT & RESALE STORE PICKUP

Thrift and resale stores frequently find themselves with merchandise that hasn’t sold and a need to clear space for new items. BETR will promptly pick up and buy your store’s excess or seasonal new and used clothing, other textiles, shoes and belts.

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MUNICIPALITY RECYCLING

When municipalities provide an easy and environmentally friendly drop-off location for unwanted textiles, you help the planet and provide a much-needed, value-added service for area residents.

 

BETR makes it easy for cities and towns to offer textile recycling as an ongoing, year-round service or as a periodic event. We’ll work with you to develop a textile recycling program to best meet the needs of your community

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