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Of the 12.7 million tons of post- consumer textile waste generated in 2009, only <br />1,9 million tons (15 %) were collected for reuse and recycling? The remaining <br />85')6 of reusable clothes were trashed and landfilled, <br />The average city pays to discard nearly 3,000 tons of textiles in landfills every <br />year. Recent studies in Illinois' and New York' show that 10% of urban residential <br />waste now consists of textiles. USAgain has been successful in providing free <br />sustainable programs that not only save municipalities money, in fact, we share <br />revenue with our partners. What you do with the revenue is up to you. <br />In 2010 USAgain collected 56 million pounds of <br />clothes and shoes, thereby reducing municipal <br />waste. This is equivalent to taking 50 garbage <br />trucks off the road for one full year. <br />tie forei <br />byears SR en? it <br />4gtl <br />taxi E� e,! <br />the <br />licaMes, ;og ea ce - <br />6ol••te iP:1 <br />e hnr <br />Suorcv: n:p <br />- Ronk: r 1. MIiLCR <br />High way Commissioner, Algonquin Township, II. <br />Solm :VOere rrno,r <br />rn-pl.il,..,,y,a`pro,r %12te•yelo •••■ it <br />11 <br />