Clothes Bin

Franchise Overview

Business Green Home Services Retail Product & Service

Clothes Bin is a semi-absentee textile recycling franchise in which owners place branded collection bins at high-traffic locations — schools, nonprofits, and retail parking lots — to gather donated clothing and textiles that are then sorted and sold to recycling partners, generating passive income with minimal hands-on involvement.

Key Highlights

Semi-absentee model designed to run alongside existing full-time employment
Proprietary BLIP® technology enables remote bin monitoring and collection optimization
Dual social impact: diverts textile waste from landfills while funding nonprofit partners
Scalable, low-overhead business operating within protected exclusive territories

Clothes Bin suits environmentally conscious entrepreneurs who want a purpose-driven, scalable business that generates passive revenue while making a measurable difference in communities and the environment.

Just the Facts

For most current information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents

In Business Since2007

Number of Units74

Min Liquid Capital—

Required Networth—

$$$Total Investment$162K – $217K

Clothes Bin Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)

These official Clothes Bin FDDs contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise.

Available Documents

Clothes Bin FDD 2025

May 2025

$99.00

Clothes Bin FDD 2024

April 2024

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Clothes Bin FDD 2023

March 2023

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Clothes Bin FDD 2022

May 2022

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Clothes Bin FDD 2021

July 2021

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Clothes Bin FDD 2020

May 2020

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Clothes Bin FDD 2019

May 2019

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Clothes Bin FDD 2018

May 2018

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Clothes Bin FDD 2017

June 2017

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Clothes Bin FDD 2017

March 2017

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