Last year, goodwill_inw kept over 22 million pounds out of local #landfills. That's a pair of jeans & a hoodie for every person in Washington and Idaho! What happens to 22.2 million pounds of donated goods? The creation of the Goodwill Outlet, where clothing is sold by the pound, has helped Goodwill sell more donations, even ones that don't sell in the retail stores. If it does not sell there, it is sold as salvage to various after-market recyclers, who find uses for textile waste, old copper wires, and even single shoes. Many covered electronics are recycled separately, which recovers valuable resources and keeps toxic materials out of our landfills. The rest, about 19 percent, is thrown away. This includes items such as soiled matresses, broken furniture, etc. Goodwill is constantly searching for more ways to shrink that amount. Our goal: Zero waste. Of all donations received, 10 percent or less are buried or burned. Goodwill continuously works towards zero waste by sea...