Living Green in the ‘Donation’ Category

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Soles4Souls

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How is Soles4Souls Green?

We offer a simple way to help reduce the strain on our environment: donate your “gently worn” footwear to people in need instead of throwing them away. Last year alone, Americans discarded more than 300 million pairs of shoes. When these shoes break down in our landfills, the toxic glue that holds the shoes together can leak into our water supply and atmosphere.

Soles4Souls can save your shoes from early death by cleaning them and shipping them to needy people around the world, who will treasure the gift for years to come. Since its inception following… Read more

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Embraced Atlanta

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404-592-4567

Embraced Atlanta, Inc is a non-profit organization that collects gently-used orthopedic equipment and recycles them by redistributing them to individuals in need. It is the mission of Embraced Atlanta to collect and redistribute 1 million pieces of equipment by 2011.

Embraced places collection containers in public locations- doctor’s offices, physical therapy clinics, gyms, schools, etc., allowing for a convenient means for individuals to recycle their gently-used orthopedic equipment. Examples of equipment are crutches, braces, slings, and wheelchairs to name a few. The equipment is then collected and sorted. The equipment that can be used again is redistributed to individuals in… Read more

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ReStore

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restore@atlantahabitat.org

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a home improvement outlet store. Sells home improvement merchandise to the public at 25-75% off retail prices!

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