Warmer spring weather often means opening windows and spring cleaning. Many items get thrown away and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that 85 percent or 12 million tons of all unwanted clothing ends up in the garbage and in landfills every year. One opportunity during your spring cleaning to put your unwanted items to good use is the USAgain bins at various locations in the area. USAgain Marketing Manager Rasham Grewal says the green and white bins offer a place to recycle clothes, shoes and other items that might otherwise be thrown out during spring cleaning.

"Since it's spring cleaning time, we're just reaching out to everyone to make use of the green and white boxes that are easily accessible and conveniently placed in the communities. They're absolutely free to be used; all people need to do is go to USagain.com, punch in their zip code and they can find closest locations. It's a great cause, it's a great program to put resources back into recycling or reuse and cut (down on) trash."

Bin locations in the area include Litchfield Bowling Alley and Capri IGA in Hillsboro. USAgain will take items such as clothing, shoes, accessories, bedding, sheets and towels. For a full list of items and to find a recycling bin near you, visit USAgain's website here: Find a Collection Bin
Thomack 5/15/15