Remaking Clothing and Lives — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Length: 5 minutes

New Threads is a non-profit organization that employs unemployed and underemployed persons to collect used clothing, remanufacture it, and resell it. They make old clothing into unique clothing, accessories, and pillows, which are available for sale in the Philadelphia area. Waste products we generate can form the basis of life-changing businesses.

Produced by the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania as part of the GreenWorks for Pennsylvania television show entitled, "Buy Recycled."

Learn More:
New Threads Inc
2100 Spring St,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1002
Phone: (215) 972-8760

Pennsylvania Resources Council
Pennsylvania's Recycling Page

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