Take Back Bag by Trashie

With a mission to keep stuff out of landfills, we are excited to partner with Trashie --  the best selling, biggest, and most fun rewards and recycling program in the world.

Did you know 85% of clothing ends up in landfills, including what gets donated? In 2023, The Take Back Bag, powered by Trashie, diverted 2.9 million pounds and 5.8 million items from landfills. Over 75% of these items were redistributed for reuse and more than 20% were recycled. Our Take Back Bags are made of 50% post-consumer recycled content, they are fully recyclable, and we recycle 100% of Take Back Bags that are sent back to us.

How it works: 

• Step 1: Order a Take Back Bag:

  Clean out your closet and fill your bag with up to 15 lbs of unwanted clothes, outerwear, shoes, handbags, sheets and towels. Women’s, Men’s or Kids, we take it all – just wash it first!

• Step 2: Send It Back for Free:

  Scan the QR code on your bag for shipping instructions. The easiest option is to drop off your Take Back Bag at any Happy Returns location. Alternatively, you can print a mailing label for UPS or USPS. The QR code on your bag and the shipping QR code are different.

• Step 3: Get Rewarded:

  Receive $30 TrashieCash™ per bag to spend on rewards

• What’s the impact of the Take Back Bag?
  • Each Take Back Bag saves 1596 gallons of water, 151 pounds of CO2 emissions, and 15 pounds of fashion waste from landfill.
  • So far, For Days has saved 3M pounds of clothing from landfill, 24 million pounds of C02, and 3.2 million gallons of water through its Take Back program.
• What do they accept?
  • For Days accepts all apparel items and socks, underwear, sheets, pillow cases, towels, linens, shoes, and handbags in any condition. Ripped, torn or stained, your oldies will get a new life with the help of our recycling partners and be diverted from landfills.
• How do you send it back?
  • Scan the QR code on your bag for shipping instructions. You will have the option to generate a USPS QR code or print a mailing label for drop off.
• Why is it better to use a Take Back Bag than other donation options 
  • 85% of ALL textiles end up in landfills and the average American throws away 80lbs of clothing a year. That includes resale, recycling, and donation efforts. If you send used items to For Days, they go through a sorting and grading process with our recycling partners to determine their next best life.