Green Initiatives
As part of Goodwill of Greater Washington's commitment to environmental responsibility, we have established a number of eco-friendly policies that also contribute to our mission of job training, education and job placement.
- All Goodwill Retail Shopping Bags are made from
100% biodegradable plastic. 
Goodwill will not accept TVs without a coaxial cable jack. Click here to find out where you can recycle your old televisions that are not compatible with the National Digital Transition that went into effect on June 12, 2009 .- In 2008 Goodwill of Greater Washington kept 591,800 lbs of goods out of local landfills by recycling them through our retail stores and donation centers!
Find out what other environmentally responsible things GGW is doing...
Textile Salvage Operations
When Goodwill receives excess clothing donations that won't sell in the stores, they are baled and sold as textile salvage to salvage companies. This keeps them out of the landfills and earns revenue to support our training and placement programs for people with disabilities and disadvantages.
Environmentally Friendly Service & Products
Goodwill Contract Services has been promoting environmental responsibility with our customers for many years, and as the buildings we work and live in become more efficient and air tight, the need to understand indoor environmental conditions increases. How we clean and the materials we use have a direct impact on indoor air quality which affects the health of our customers (building occupants) and our employees.
Book Salvage Operations
Goodwill of Greater Washington provides a FREE book recycling program throughout the nation's capital. We recycle all types of books (Hard Cover, Soft Cover, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reference, School Text Books) through their resale online, in our nine area retail stores or to third-party book buyers.
Computer Recycling Program
Goodwill of Greater Washington has partnered with Dell Reconnect, a partnership that offers consumers free recycling for any brand of computer equipment in any condition. The program's goals are to divert over 2.7 million pounds of used computers and computer equipment from area landfills over the next year; and provide consumer education on the importance of environmentally-responsible computer disposal.
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