San Francisco! Did you know that San Francisco residents send 4,500 pounds of textiles to the landfill every HOUR?! That's insane. Luckily, the Zero Waste Textile Initiative is available to help. There are now over 100 locations across the city where you can take items like unwanted clothes, shoes, and linens to keep them out of the landfill and give them a new life as insulation material, flooring, packaging, or cushioning in stuffed toys, insoles, and bags. Find a drop off location near you using this easy tool.

I've always tried to be mindful (maybe the correct term is obsessive...