Real Numbers. Real Change.
Every bag we pick up is a data point in NYC's fight against fashion waste. Here's what our community has achieved — and where we're headed.
Pickups Completed
Door-step collections across all five boroughs
Clothing Diverted
Kept out of NYC landfill and incinerators
Water Saved
Equivalent to 278 Olympic swimming pools
CO₂ Avoided
Equal to taking 500 cars off the road for a year
Energy Recovered
Through textile-to-fiber and resale processing
NYC Partners
City agencies, BIDs, and community organizations
Every Garment Has a Second Life
Nothing we collect goes straight to landfill. Each item is sorted and routed to the highest-value recovery pathway — from resale to fiber recycling to upcycling by independent NYC designers.
Garments sold through partner thrift networks
Broken down into raw fiber for new textiles
Repurposed by NYC independent fashion designers
Converted to insulation, padding, and industrial rags
Items too degraded for any recovery pathway
Built Into the Fabric of NYC
Thriftier NYC works hand-in-hand with city agencies, business improvement districts, and community organizations to embed fashion recycling into the infrastructure of every borough.
Brands Taking Responsibility
We partner with fashion brands and resale platforms that are serious about extended producer responsibility — connecting their take-back programs directly to NYC residents.
Where We're Headed
Annual Pickups
Scaling to 250,000 door-step collections per year across all five boroughs by 2027.
Clothing Diverted
Diverting 5 million pounds of clothing from NYC landfill annually — a 5× increase from today.
Brand Partners
Onboarding 100 fashion brands into NYC-based take-back and extended producer responsibility programs.
Add Your Address to the Data
Every enrollment makes the numbers above grow. Join the program — it's free, it's fast, and your block becomes part of NYC's sustainability story.