Most charities
don’t need stuff —
they need cash
Modernizing Donations
Most donations disappear. Yours won't.
Traditional donation is a black box. Trashie isn't. We track every item, keep 95% out of landfills, and send real cash to charities — not just promises.
85%
of clothing (including donations)
end up in landfills.
95%
of Trashie items
are resold, recycled, or down-cycled
100%
of items in Take Back Bags
are tracked and traced
Traditional Donation
Direct Resale / Employment Program
Drop Off
In-Store Sorting
30%
Sold in Stores
70%
Mixed Rags / Trash
Charity
Employment Program
Destination
NO TRACKING
Trashie
Managed Redistribution Model
Mail in
100% Sorting at Scale
95%
Resale / Recycle
Domestic & Int’l Markets
5%
Managed Waste
Handled in the US
Charity
Direct Cash Donations
Charity A
CHARITY B
CHARITY C
The Problem We’re Fixing
Donation feels good.
The reality is complicated.
The reality is complicated.
85%
of U.S. textiles end up in landfill. Most of it passed through a donation box first.
100B
garments are made globally each year. 10% never sell at all — they're discarded before anyone wears them.
???
Traditional donation models can't track where items go after drop-off. There's no accountability for the outcome.
Our Process
Three steps.
Zero guessing.
Zero guessing.
1
You mail it in
Fill a Take Back Bag with clothing, shoes, accessories — anything textile. Seal it, ship it back with a pre-paid label. No sorting, hassling, or hauling required on your end.
COLLECTION
2
We sort your stuff
Every single item is sorted and graded at our U.S. facility — into 613 distinct categories. Nothing is bundled and shipped abroad unsorted.
PROCESSING
3
It finds the right home
Wearable items go to resale markets. Non-wearables go into material recycling. Every item has a defined destination.
Redistribution
What Makes Trashie Different
Not all donation
is created equal.
is created equal.
Here's how the items we collect are distributed — tracked and updated regularly.
Traditional Donation
Accepts items, sells what it can
Remaining items baled and sold as mixed bulk bundles
No tracking after the donation center or drop-off box
Int’l export without sorting, traceability, or accountability
Significant portion of donated clothes still ends up in landfill (despite good intentions).
Trashie
100% of items processed — no cherry-picking
Every item sorted into 613 specific grades
Tracked weekly, monthly, and annually
95% recirculated through resale or recycling
Cash donations to the Red Cross and Patriot Military Family Foundation
Ready To Do It Right?
Clean out. Donate.
Get Rewards.
Get Rewards.
Send it in. We'll sort it, track it, and make sure it ends up somewhere good.
Get Started Today
