Go to credo beauty to recycle empty cosmetic containers! You get points and can redeem for free products! It’s super easy and they’re sooo nice. They have two locations in New York and one in Chicago I think, hopefully will be in other cities soon too! The top row is what you can recycle!
Going in to fill up my shampoo bottle is so much more fun than going to cvs and spending a billion dollars on more plastic. The shop I go to in manhattan is called A Sustainable Village! The people are very nice and it smells amazing
homewares, furniture, clothing/textiles — in good condition -Directly to migrants in local shelters (winter clothing). Some shelters don’t even have working heat, among other serious issues.
-Out of the Closet. They offer free HIV testing to those in need, and they accept a range of items including books and furniture!
-Buy Nothing FB groups. So many people around you can make good use of things you no longer need.
-growNYC clothing and textile recycling collections. Available at some farmers markets in NY, check your local.
