2022 IMPACT REPORT

ENVIRONMENTAL

Kept 29 million lb of clothes, shoes and other items from the waste stream.
That equates to 4.3% of all clothing diverted from Virginia to New Hampshire.
That’s 100 items of clothing every minute.
Only counting the clothes we collected which went back into thrift stores for resale, we removed 560 million lbs CO2 and saved 14 billion gallons of water.
The only Certified B Corp and now Public Benefit Corporation in clothing collection.
Helped dozens of brands become more sustainable by responsibly reusing their unwanted goods and returns.

Paid more than $400,000 to charities and municipalities for bin placements, clothing drives, purchased materials, and as donations.
Launched collection partnerships with 15 new towns and cities.
Facilitated 340 school and community clothing drives.
Safely performed thousands of touchless curbside pickups.
Helped municipalities reach diversion goals by detailing the weights we collect.

We pride ourselves on paying the best wages in the industry.
Spent $8 million with local vendors, including bin hosts and thrift stores.
Saved municipalities more than $1.16 million in waste disposal tipping fees.
Helpsy operations support thousands of full-time jobs at Helpsy and our customers.