Goodwill Textile Donations

Presented by Bill LaBelle

Director of Operations

Morgan Memorial Goodwill of Boston

Goodwill collects clothing and household items, saving them from

landfills

Items not sold go to Goodwill Outlets and “as

is” Stores for sale

Items not sold at Outlet Stores are

baled and sold after-market

Recyclable materials are sorted and sent

to become new products Donated items are

sold in Goodwill Retail Stores

Morgan Memorial Goodwill 2011 Snapshot

849,000 store shoppers 543,000 donors 21,721,000 pounds diverted

from local landfills;

10,861 TONS

How we do it

38 Donation Centers are located from Worcester and all points east

Processing

Donations are brought to the Goodwill Distribution Center for processing and inspection

Items meeting Goodwill quality standards are sold in stores, items not are sent for after-market recycling

The “ideal” Textile

Clean Dry Free of hazardous materials or waste

**NOTE** Goodwill accepts items that are torn, have mild

stains (paint, grass, etc), linens, towels, wash cloths, and everyday household textiles

The “not so ideal” Textile

Items described as “RAGS” Items described as “SOILED” Items that are wet or have a strong odor

**KEY POINT** If it isn’t a TV or a CRT there is a 99.99% chance

Goodwill accepts it!

2011 After-Market = 82% diversion rateAfterMarket % Diversion from Landfill

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WHAT CAN A GOODWILL

DONATION CENTER DO FOR YOUR

MUNICIPALITY???_______________________

Raise your hand if you pay $65 per ton for trash removal……

$65 per ton

Location FY11 Donations Daily Average % of total donations Program Revenue (Est) Total Tons Town trash savings Textile Tonnage "Other" TonnageArlington 36,796 102 13.40% $876,480.72 735.92 $47,834.80 515.14 220.78

Boston 60,652 168 22.08% $1,444,730.64 1,213.04 $78,847.60 849.13 363.91 Concord 26,801 74 9.76% $638,399.82 536.02 $34,841.30 375.21 160.81

Lexington 39,055 108 14.22% $930,290.10 781.10 $50,771.50 546.77 234.33 Newton 30,967 86 11.27% $737,633.94 619.34 $40,257.10 433.54 185.80 Sudbury 22,002 61 8.01% $524,087.64 440.04 $28,602.60 308.03 132.01

Wellesley 18,091 50 6.59% $430,927.62 361.82 $23,518.30 253.27 108.55 Woburn 24,714 69 9.00% $588,687.48 494.28 $32,128.20 346.00 148.28 Reading 10,047 28 3.66% $239,319.54 200.94 $13,061.10 140.66 60.28

Norwood 2,285 25 0.83% $54,428.70 45.70 $2,970.50 31.99 13.71 N. Andover 3,261 12 1.19% $77,677.02 65.22 $4,239.30 45.65 19.57

SUMMARY 274,671 77 $646,498.62 543 $35,283.30 380 163Total Average Average Average Average Average Average

ADC Report FY11