Global Partners has partnered with Helpsy, a clothing collection and recycling provider, to offer textile collection options across Massachusetts and beyond.

Launched as a pilot in April 2024, the initiative began with 12 Helpsy collection sites at Global-owned convenience markets and fueling stations across Massachusetts. By February 2025, the program had already collected approximately 137,000 pounds of textiles, preventing the release of 1,195,227.25 kg of CO2e emissions—equivalent to taking roughly 250 homes off the grid for an entire year, according to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

There are now collection bins at 32 Global-owned convenience markets and fueling stations.

“More than 85% of clothing is discarded, contributing to nearly 10% of U.S. landfill waste while releasing harmful chemicals into the environment,” said Jonathan Hackett, senior director of environmental products at Global Partners. “Our partnership with Helpsy is a critical step in diverting textiles from landfills, reducing their environmental impact and fostering sustainable practices.”

The average American discards more than 100 pounds of clothing, shoes and accessories annually, contributing to more than 30 billion pounds of waste and 10% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, the companies said in a press release. Helpsy accepts a wider variety of items than most collection points, including torn sheets, damaged blankets, worn shoes and other accessories.

With the expansion of this program, Global Partners said that it will add additional collection bins at its properties across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, further enhancing the accessibility of textile recycling for local communities.