Ohev Shalom’s Sustainability Guide – Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose

Clothing

Sell/Consign

Adult

• Closets 2 Closets – Swarthmore
• Clothes Mentor – Springfield
• Greene Street – Wayne
• Kee Kee’s – Clifton Heights
• Magic Threads – Media
• My Closet Space – Drexel Hill
• Once & Again – Holmes
• Petunia’s – Ardmore
• Plato’s Closet – Exton
• Renaissance Consignment – Bryn Mawr
• Revivals – Narberth

Kids

• Kid’s Sweet Repeats – Newtown Square
• Kid to Kid – Drexel Hill
• Little People’s – Media

 Donate

• The Wardrobe (formerly Career Wardrobe)  – Lansdowne
• Marian’s Attic – King of Prussia. Support victims of domestic violence.
• Nana’s Attic – Broomall. Support victims of domestic violence.

Recycle

• ForDays.com – $20 gets you a postage-paid 24”x24” mail-back bag which holds 15lbs of clothing (any brand, any conditions. Receive $20 credit for purchases. Click on “take back bag” for info
• H&M – any brand plus sheets towels, curtains; receive 15% coupon. Visit hmgroup.com, click on “sustainability”
• PhiladelphiaRunner.com – Worn sneakers
• Retrievr.com – Schedule pick-up at your door for unwanted clothing & more.
• Zappos.com – Shoes, etc.

Check with any store where you buy an item to find out if they have a program.

Electronics/Tech Equipment

Donate/Recycle

• Retrievr.com (formerly CurbMyClutter) – Schedule pick-up at your door.
• Staples – Sign up to be. Staples Rewards Member at staples.com and receive $5 rewards when you bring used tech to the store, or shred in the store.

Food

Compost Services

These companies provide you with a reusable bucket to accumulate anything that grows, including decaying plants and pizza boxes. They collect it on your biweekly pick-up day. Compostables are taken to Linvilla Orchards in Media. 20% discount on buying composted soil.

• EZ Composting – serves Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia counties
• Kitchen Harvest – serves Aston, Drexel Hill, Folsom, Havertown, Lansdowne, Media, Swarthmore, plus others
• Mother Compost – serves towns along the Paoli Local plus Havertown

Plastics

According to National Geographic and the World Economic Forum, about 91% of plastic recycled at the consumer level ends up in our oceans and/or landfills. The U.S. uses 2,000 single-use plastic water bottles per second. Consider carrying a thermos or re-usable containers. Use tote bags when you shop.

Recycle

• Bring plastic bags to recycle bins at grocery and home improvement stores.
• Use Community collection bins that are teamed up with firms such as Trek.

Everyday Household Items

Check the website for your township/borough for local initiatives about batteries, CFL bulbs, etc.

Email socialaction@ohev.net with ideas to update this listing.