Welcome to the Fibers of the Earth website.
Thank you for your interest in our company!
Fibers of the Earth is a locally owned clothing and textile recycling company based in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We are excited to tell you about the work we are doing to support our local ecology and economy. Click on any of the links above or scroll down to find out more about us that we do and how our services can help your organization.
Our Mission
We love our community!
Fibers of the Earth was founded in August 2008 to raise funds for Camp Create, a local theatre and visual arts camp for special needs children. This wonderful fundraising opportunity was so successful that we decided to expand our services to offer them to other organizations, charities and schools in our area.
Our mission is to promote the very best in recycling and community ideals and operate an ecologically sound business. Our focus is on helping support our local community and ecology.
We accomplish these goals by:
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Making sure that the clothing we collect supports organizations that are making a direct difference in our communities. We donate to and support charities and organizations that are locally based and keep the majority of their charitable work and resources in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Click here to learn what charities and organizations we work with? Want to become a charity we support? Click here.
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Placing clothing collection drop boxes throughout the community and host clothing drives to provide a convenient and easy way for people in our community to recycle their unwanted clothing while supporting charities that they care about. Want to host a box? Click here
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Reusing or recycling all the clothing and textiles we collect. The majority of items we collect are reused exactly as is and are made available for resale to those in need of it. If an item is not reusable in its current form, (stained, torn, etc.) it is transformed into reusable and valuable products. This prevents used clothing from entering our landfills.
Through this model, we are able to provide a sustainable textile recycling program and provide consistent revenue for the charities we work with.
Help us start a tradition in our community of reusing and recycling our used clothing and
supporting local charities! You can find the Fibers of the Earth drop box closest to you here.
Please contact us today about hosting a box, fundraising for your charity and more.
Partners & Charities
We have on-going partnerships/support programs with the following charities:
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Camp Create, A Theatre and Visual Arts Camp for Special Needs Children
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Carbondale Catholic Social Services
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Scranton Bread Basket
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Springville Clothes Closet, supporting the Springville Fire Company
Our work is supported by these general businesses:
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Ayers Country Store
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Core Fitness & Rehab
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Czulada Chiropractic
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DeLeo's Bar & Grille
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Hayes Market
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Josie’s Frozen Custard & Italian Ice
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La Padrino's Pizza
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Mill City Dairy Bar
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Simoncelli Farms
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Sleboda's Gulf Service Station
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The Summit Market and Deli
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Two Guys Pizza Restaurant
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Union Car Wash
Help Us Help Charities
We are very proud of our philanthropic work in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
We have helped many organizations raise thousands of dollars by providing fundraising opportunities with
our clothing drives and drop box program.
Our fundraising opportunities are:
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Easy to do
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Provide 100% profit to you
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Require NO COST from you
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What other fundraising opportunities can boast a similar claim?
Where Can I Donate?
Click here to view an interactive map of all the locations of our drop boxes across Northeastern Pennsylvania!
