Textile Salvage Operations

When Goodwill receives clothing donations that won't sell in the stores, they are baled and sold 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.

Excess clothing that does not sell in Goodwill of Greater Washington's stores is baled and sold as textile salvage.  Credential and regular bales are also available. Credential bales of unsorted goods that may contain shoes and other donations are also available.

Textile salvage bales have been sold to countries in Latin America and Africa.  

To learn more about our Textile Salvage Operation, contact Frank Zoghi, Vice President of Retail Operations, at 202.715.2635.